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A tyrant (from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) 'absolute ruler'), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to repressive means. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The original ...
t. e. Laissez-faire (/ ˌlɛseɪˈfɛər / LESS-ay-FAIR; or / lɑːˌsɛzˈfɛ.jər /, from French: laissez faire [lɛse fɛːʁ] ⓘ, lit.'let do') is a type of economic system in which transactions between private groups of people are free from any form of economic interventionism (such as subsidies or regulations). As a system of thought ...
v. t. e. A Conflict of Visions is a book by Thomas Sowell. It was originally published in 1987; a revised edition appeared in 2007. [1] Sowell's opening chapter attempts to answer the question of why the same people tend to be political adversaries in issue after issue, when the issues vary enormously in subject matter and sometimes hardly seem ...
v. t. e. Freethought(sometimes spelled free thought) is an unorthodox attitude or belief. [1] A freethinkerholds that beliefsshould not be formed on the basis of authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma,[2]and should instead be reached by other methods such as logic, reason, and empirical observation. [citation needed]According to the Collins ...
Absolutism or the Age of Absolutism (c.1610 – c.1789) is a historiographical term used to describe a form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by all other institutions, such as churches, legislatures, or social elites. [ 1 ] The term 'absolutism' is typically used in conjunction with some European monarchs during the transition from ...
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The phrase is not commonly used in the 21st century. According to Geoffrey Nunberg, the image entered the English language in the middle of the 19th century. [1] An early example is a fable printed in 1858 in which an Arab miller allows a camel to stick its nose into his bedroom, then other parts of its body, until the camel is entirely inside and refuses to leave. [2]
In philosophy, metempsychosis (Greek: μετεμψύχωσις) is the transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. The term is derived from ancient Greek philosophy, and has been recontextualized by modern philosophers such as Arthur Schopenhauer, [1] Kurt Gödel, [2] Mircea Eliade, [3] and Magdalena Villaba; [4] otherwise, the word "transmigration" is more appropriate.