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  • 11principle — I (axiom) noun accepted belief, adage, admitted maxim, article of belief, article of faith, assertion, assurance, basic doctrine, basic law, basic rule, basic truth, belief, canon, conviction, credo, declaration of faith, decretum, doctrine,… …

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  • 12Idea — Plato, one of the first philosophers to discuss ideas in detail. For other uses, see Idea (disambiguation). In the most narrow sense, an idea is just whatever is before the mind when one thinks. Very often, ideas are construed as representational …

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  • 13Self-evidently — Self evident Self ev i*dent, a. Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self evident proposition or truth. {Self ev i*dent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Idea — • The word was originally Greek, but passed without change into Latin. It seems first to have meant form, shape, or appearance, whence, by an easy transition, it acquired the connotation of nature, or kind Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …

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  • 15truism — n. Axiom, self evident truth, evident proposition, necessary truth …

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  • 16Synderesis — Synderesis, in scholastic moral philosophy, is the natural capacity or disposition (habitus) of the practical reason to apprehend intuitively the universal first principles of human action .Reason is a single faculty, but is called differently… …

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  • 17axiom — n. 1. Truism, self evident proposition, intuitive truth, necessary truth. 2. Postulate, settled principle (not of necessity true), proposition commonly received, assumed truth …

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  • 18Harold Macmillan — The Right Honourable The Earl of Stockton OM PC FRS Prime Minister of the United Kingdom In office …

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  • 19Simplicity — is the property, condition, or quality of being simple or un combined. It often denotes beauty, purity or clarity. Simple things are usually easier to explain and understand than complicated ones. Simplicity can mean freedom from hardship, effort …

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  • 20Rufus Porter — For the American football player see Rufus Porter (American football) . For the American poet see Rufus L. Porter .Rufus M. Porter (May 1, 1792 August 13, 1884) was an American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine.Famous …

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