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Broad-concept articles
- MindThe mind is the totality of psychological phenomena, encompassing both conscious and unconscious states, yet its precise definition remains one of the most…
- MinDThe word mind originates from the Old English term meaning memory. This ancient root expanded over centuries to cover all mental capacities including…
- ViolenceThe World Health Organization defined violence in 2002 as the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another…
- TimeTime is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future.
- InfrastructureThe San Francisco Ferry Building stands on the Embarcadero, a physical structure that anchors the city's connection to the bay.
- InterdisciplinarityGreek philosophers sought unified knowledge long before modern universities existed. Aristotle studied biology while writing about ethics and politics in the…
- Peer reviewIn 1665, Henry Oldenburg published the first issue of Philosophical Transactions. This German-born British philosopher established a system where experts…
- CommunicationThe word communication has its root in the Latin verb communicare, which means to share or to make common. Scholars have long argued over whether a single…
- De factoThe Latin phrase de facto translates to 'in fact' or 'in reality'. It describes practices that exist in the real world regardless of official recognition by…
- PeerageThe word peerage first appeared in medieval legal texts to describe a system of hereditary titles. These titles granted specific rights and obligations…
- CausalityA.N. Whitehead delivered his Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh during the 1927, 1928 session, where he argued that causality is a basic concept…
- SecrecyA U.S. soldier stands at a camp during World War II while the slogan Loose lips might sink ships warns against careless talk.