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71Exact sciences (The) in Hellenistic times: texts and issues — The exact sciences in Hellenistic times: Texts and issues1 Alan C.Bowen Modern scholars often rely on the history of Greco Latin science2 as a backdrop and support for interpreting past philosophical thought. Their warrant is the practice… …
72Locke’s political theory — Ian Harris The author of Two Treatises of Government also wrote An Essay concerning Human Understanding. This is an elementary fact, but one with an important implication for understanding Locke’s political theory. For Two Treatises is an… …
73correctness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Accuracy] Syn. precision, exactness, exactitude; see accuracy 2 , truth 1 . 2. [Propriety] Syn. decency, decorum, rightness; see fitness 1 , propriety 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Freedom from error: accuracy,… …
74property — [13] Property and propriety [15] are doublets – that is to say, they have the same ancestor, but have diverged over the centuries. In this case the ancestor was Latin prōprietās ‘ownership’, a derivative of prōprius (from which English gets… …
75indecorum — n. 1. Indecorousness, indecency, impropriety, grossness, rudeness, incivility, impoliteness, violation of propriety, ill breeding, ill manners, want of decorum, impropriety of behavior. 2. Act of indecorum, breach of decorum, breach of propriety …
76improper — im•prop•er [[t]ɪmˈprɒp ər[/t]] adj. 1) not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, or correct: drew improper conclusions[/ex] 2) not in accordance with propriety or regulations: improper conduct[/ex] 3) abnormal; irregular • Etymology:… …
77property — [13] Property and propriety [15] are doublets – that is to say, they have the same ancestor, but have diverged over the centuries. In this case the ancestor was Latin prōprietās ‘ownership’, a derivative of prōprius (from which English gets… …
78decorum — [di kôr′əm] n. [L, neut. of decorus, fit, proper < decor: see DÉCOR] 1. propriety and good taste in behavior, dress, etc. 2. an act or requirement of polite behavior often used in pl. SYN. DECORUM implies stiffness or formality in rules of… …
79WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …
80Absurd — Ab*surd ([a^]b*s[^u]rd ), a. [L. absurdus harsh sounding; ab + (prob) a derivative fr. a root svar to sound; not connected with surd: cf. F. absurde. See {Syringe}.] Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; …
