Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Glossary

Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Glossary

Apodictic

To launch an argument or something beyond doubt or disagreement.

Demarcation

Separating or isolating

Ecclesiastical

A clerical or religious teaching.

Metaphysics

A philosophical branch of study dealing with first principles of nature. It describes how heaven and earth are attached.

Ontological

A metaphysical branch of study which deals with being’s nature.

Cogitans

A Latin terminology meaning thinking about a thing

Postulation

An assumption

Contemporary

Current or modern

Presuppositions

Assumption regarding a particular concept

Transcendental

A mystical and inspiration piece of information

Epistemological

A theoretical knowledge in relation to its methodology, rationality and scope.

Therapeutic

A form of healing and relaxation

Secularization

Altering something from religious to earthly control or usage.

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