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  2. Maxim (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    A maxim is thought to be part of an agent's thought process for every rational action, indicating in its standard form: (1) the action, or type of action; (2) the conditions under which it is to be done; and (3) the end or purpose to be achieved by the action, or the motive. The maxim of an action is often referred to as the agent's intention.

  3. Pragmatic maxim - Wikipedia

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    The pragmatic maxim, also known as the maxim of pragmatism or the maxim of pragmaticism, is a maxim of logic formulated by Charles Sanders Peirce.Serving as a normative recommendation or a regulative principle in the normative science of logic, its function is to guide the conduct of thought toward the achievement of its purpose, advising on an optimal way of "attaining clearness of apprehension".

  4. Know thyself - Wikipedia

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    Ion of Chios makes the earliest explicit allusion to the maxim in a fragment dating to the 5th century BC, though the philosopher Heraclitus, active towards the end of the previous century, may also have made reference to the maxim in his works. The principal meaning of the phrase in its original application was "know your limits" – either in ...

  5. Skin care - Wikipedia

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    Skin care is a routine daily procedure in many settings, such as skin that is either too dry or too moist, and prevention of dermatitis and prevention of skin injuries. [ 3 ] Skin care is a part of the treatment of wound healing , radiation therapy and some medications.

  6. Philosophy (brand) - Wikipedia

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    Prior to philosophy, Carlino founded Bio Medic, a medically based skin care line created for distribution in clinical settings by plastic surgeons and dermatologists. [3] philosophy products were inspired by years of medical research that helped to shape the skin care treatments, peels and protocols offered in medical practices.

  7. Materialism and Empirio-criticism - Wikipedia

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    It was an obligatory subject of study in all institutions of higher education in the Soviet Union, [1] as a seminal work of dialectical materialism, a part of the curriculum called "Marxist–Leninist Philosophy". [2] Lenin argued that human minds are capable of forming representations of the world that portray the world as it is.

  8. Pragmaticism - Wikipedia

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    "Pragmaticism" is a term used by Charles Sanders Peirce for his pragmatic philosophy starting in 1905, in order to distance himself and it from pragmatism, the original name, which had been used in a manner he did not approve of in the "literary journals".

  9. Free will in antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Free will in antiquity is a philosophical and theological concept. Free will in antiquity was not discussed in the same terms as used in the modern free will debates, but historians of the problem have speculated who exactly was first to take positions as determinist, libertarian, and compatibilist in antiquity. [1]