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  2. List of fictional universes in literature - Wikipedia

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    Anne McCaffrey, Margaret Ball, & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Alagaësia. Eragon. 2002. Christopher Paolini. The settings of the novels of the Inheritance Cycle: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance. Agatha Christie's fictional universe. The Mysterious Affair at Styles. 1920.

  3. Idealism - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Idealism in philosophy, also known as philosophical idealism or metaphysical idealism, is the set of metaphysical perspectives asserting that, most fundamentally, reality is equivalent to mind, spirit, or consciousness; that reality is entirely a mental construct; or that ideas are the highest type of reality or have the greatest claim ...

  4. Phenomenology (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Examples of empty intentions can be signitive intentionsintentions that only imply or refer to their objects. Evidence. In everyday language, the word evidence is used to signify a special sort of relation between a state of affairs and a proposition: State A is evidence for the proposition "A is true." In phenomenology, however, the ...

  5. Absurdism - Wikipedia

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    Absurdism. Absurdism is the philosophical theory that the universe is irrational and meaningless. It states that trying to find meaning leads people into a conflict with the world. This conflict can be between rational man and an irrational universe, between intention and outcome, or between subjective assessment and objective worth, but the ...

  6. Moral universe - Wikipedia

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    A moral universe can be a form of morality, or 'moral code,' associated with a specific place, a person, a group of people, an activity, a nation or a concept. The "characteristics of one's moral code determine how often and in what life situations inner conflict is aroused." [16] This meaning attempts to explore variations in what are usually ...

  7. Buddhist ethics - Wikipedia

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    Buddhist ethics are traditionally based on the enlightened perspective of the Buddha. [1] In Buddhism, ethics or morality are understood by the term Śīla or sīla ( Pāli ). Śīla is one of three sections of the Noble Eightfold Path. It is a code of conduct that emulates a natural inborn nature that embraces a commitment to harmony ...

  8. List of science fiction universes - Wikipedia

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    The Dune universe by Frank Herbert. The Eight Worlds Universe by John Varley. The Enderverse by Orson Scott Card. The Enthiran universe by S. Shankar. The Firefly universe by Josh Whedon. The Foundation universe of the Robot – Empire – Foundation series, by Isaac Asimov. The Gaean Reach universe by Jack Vance.

  9. Three certainties - Wikipedia

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    Three certainties. The three certainties compose a rule within English trusts law on the creation of express trusts that, to be valid, the trust instrument must show certainty of intention, subject matter and object. "Certainty of intention" means that it must be clear that the donor or testator wishes to create a trust; this is not dependent ...