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  2. Endurance - Wikipedia

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    Twins Tashi and Nungshi Malik on endurance trek at the foothills of the Himalayas. Endurance (also related to sufferance, forbearance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, persistence, tenacity, steadfastness, perseverance, stamina, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from ...

  3. Patience - Wikipedia

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    Patience (or forbearance) is the ability to endure difficult circumstances.Patience may involve perseverance in the face of delay; tolerance of provocation without responding with disrespect or anger; [1] [verification needed] forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties; or being able to wait for a long time without getting irritated or bored.

  4. Endurantism - Wikipedia

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    The use of "endure" and "perdure" to distinguish two ways in which an object can be thought to persist can be traced to David Lewis. One serious problem of endurantism is the problem of temporary intrinsics raised by David Lewis. Lewis claims that intrinsic properties of objects would change over time. [1]

  5. Gaman (term) - Wikipedia

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    Gaman (我慢) is a Japanese term of Zen Buddhist origin which means "enduring the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity". [1] [2] The term is generally translated as "perseverance", "patience", or "tolerance". [3]

  6. Perdurantism - Wikipedia

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    Perdurantism or perdurance theory is a philosophical theory of persistence and identity. [1] The debate over persistence currently involves three competing theories—one three-dimensionalist theory called "endurantism" and two four-dimensionalist theories called "perdurantism" and "exdurantism".

  7. Suffering - Wikipedia

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    In turn, meaning determines how individuals or societies experience and deal with suffering. Neuroimaging sheds light on the seat of suffering Many brain structures and physiological processes are involved in suffering (particularly the anterior insula and cingulate cortex , both implicated in nociceptive and empathic pain). [ 27 ]

  8. Bite the bullet - Wikipedia

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    "Biting the bullet" is a metaphor which is used to describe a situation, often a debate, where one accepts an inevitable impending hardship or hard-to-refute point, and then endures the resulting pain with fortitude.

  9. Endure - Wikipedia

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    "Endure", a song by Nonpoint from the album Statement Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Endure .