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  • 41Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand —     Françpois René de Chateaubriand     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Françpois René de Chateaubriand     French writer, b. at Saint Malo, Brittany, 4 September, 1768; d. at Paris, 4 July, 1848. He studied at Dol, then at Rennes, and later at Dinan.… …

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  • 42Raphael (1483-1520) —     Raphael     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Raphael     The most famous name in the history of painting, b. at Urbino, 6 April (or 28 March), 1483; d. at Rome, 6 April, 1520. He belongs to the Umbrian School. Raphael is only a Christian name, the… …

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  • 43infinitism — noun The view that knowledge may be justified by an infinitely long chain of reasoning …

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  • 44no false lemmas principle — Principle suggested by the contemporary American philosopher Gilbert Harman in response to Gettier examples in the theory of knowledge. In such cases a person is justified in believing something true, but does not know it, because the truth is… …

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  • 45contirbute — To wilfully misinterpret somebody else s words in such a way as to inflict the maximum offence, ignoring the obviously intended original meaning. A technique often used to pick fights in relationships, the contirbuted meaning will be based on an… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 46contirbute — To wilfully misinterpret somebody else s words in such a way as to inflict the maximum offence, ignoring the obviously intended original meaning. A technique often used to pick fights in relationships, the contirbuted meaning will be based on an… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 47Autism —    This term refers to either a symptom of schizophrenia or, more commonly, a developmental disorder in children beginning in the first 3 years of life. In children, the brain disability involves a qualitative impairment in social interaction,… …

    Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

  • 48theorem — [ θɪərəm] noun Physics & Mathematics a general proposition not self evident but proved by a chain of reasoning. ↘a rule in algebra or other branches of mathematics expressed by symbols or formulae. Derivatives theorematic matɪk adjective Origin… …

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  • 49consecution — con•se•cu•tion [[t]ˌkɒn sɪˈkyu ʃən[/t]] n. 1) succession; sequence 2) logical sequence; chain of reasoning • Etymology: 1525–35; < L consecūtiō, der. of consecū , var. s. ofconsequīto follow, succeed …

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  • 50theorem — ► NOUN 1) Physics & Mathematics a general proposition not self evident but proved by a chain of reasoning. 2) Mathematics a rule expressed by symbols or formulae. ORIGIN Greek the r ma speculation, proposition …

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