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21reason — I. n. 1. Intellect, mind, sense, understanding, rational faculty, conception, judgment, intuitional faculty, thinking principle, intellectual powers or faculties, discursive power or faculty. 2. Cause, ground, principle, motive, consideration,… …
22TALMUD, BABYLONIAN — (Heb. תַּלְמוּד בַּבְלִי), a literary work of monumental proportions (5,894 folio pages in the standard printed editions), which draws upon the totality of the spiritual, intellectual, ethical, historical, and legal traditions produced in… …
23Inference — In fer*ence, n. [From {Infer}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction. [1913 Webster] Though it may chance to be right in the conclusions, it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of inference. Glanvill.… …
24infer — verb (inferred; inferring) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French inferer, from Latin inferre, literally, to carry or bring into, from in + ferre to carry more at bear Date: 1528 transitive verb 1. to derive as a conclusion from facts… …
25Self-evidence — In epistemology (theory of knowledge), a self evident proposition is one that is known to be true by understanding its meaning without proof.Some epistemologists deny that any proposition can be self evident. For most others, the belief that… …
26A Treatise of Human Nature — is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, first published in 1739–1740. The full title of the Treatise is A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to introduce the experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects . It contains the… …
27The Nordic Exhibition of 1888 (1888) — The Nordic exhibition of Industry, Agriculture, and Art of 1888 was a joint venture between 29 organisations and official institutions, with the weight on the private side, represented foremost by the Association of Copenhagen Industrialists. It… …
28Nordic Exhibition of 1888 — The great hall of the Nordic Exhibition of 1888, photographed by Vilhelm Tillge The Nordic exhibition of Industry, Agriculture, and Art of 1888 was an exhibition that aimed to feature the best of art, industry, and agriculture from the five… …
29discourse — n Discourse, treatise, disquisition, dissertation, thesis, monograph designate in common a systematic, serious, and often learned consideration of a subject or topic. Discourse, the widest of these terms, may refer to something written or spoken… …
30Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
