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a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.
having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems.
a round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its center.
having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system.
Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.
a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
Inductive reasoning is a method of reasoning in which the premises are viewed as supplying some evidence for the truth of the conclusion; this is in contrast to deductive reasoning.
the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience. Stimulated by the rise of experimental science, it developed in the 17th and 18th centuries, expounded in particular by John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume.
the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.
the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection. Theories of a social contract became popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries among theorists such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as a means of explaining the origin of government and the obligations of subjects.
not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules.
all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
an establishment where a hairdresser, beautician, or couturier conducts business.
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
(of furniture or architecture) of or characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th-century Continental Europe, with asymmetrical patterns involving motifs and scrollwork.
Enlightened absolutism refers to the conduct and policies of European absolute monarchs during the 18th and 19th centuries who were influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment, espousing them to enhance their power. The concept originated during the Enlightenment period in the 18th and into the early 19th centuries.
a person or thing that succeeds another.
in the end, especially after a long delay, dispute, or series of problems.
sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death.
competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.
Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
A federal government is a system of dividing up power between a central national government and local state governments that are connected to one another by the national government. ... The 10th amendment of the Constitution, on the other hand, gave all other powers to the states.
a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
for which a guarantee is provided; formally assured.
the action of misconstruing words or actions; misinterpretation.
shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).
