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  2. Antonio Escohotado - Wikipedia

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    Escohotado declared more than once "to have no other stimulus than self-clarification, nor a compass other than to find out the beginning and end of all things." [ 5 ] According to him, his work has developed as a process of self-learning of the variety of topics that he addresses by applying a method genealogical analysis, a historical ...

  3. Self-control - Wikipedia

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    In a distinction between moral and self-control [needs copy edit], Kant mentions the example of the cruel Roman Dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix: despite his maxims being morally incorrect, Sulla had self-control because he steadfastly followed those maxims (A 7: 293) [full citation needed]. Sulla lacks the two levels of moral self-control ...

  4. Adam Smith - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Scottish economist and philosopher (1723–1790) This article is about the Scottish economist and philosopher. For other people named Adam Smith, see Adam Smith (disambiguation). Adam Smith FRS FRSE FRSA Posthumous Muir portrait, c. 1800 Born c. 16 June [O.S. c. 5 June] 1723 Kirkcaldy ...

  5. Neo-Piagetian theories of cognitive development - Wikipedia

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    The models above do not systematically elaborate on the differences between domains, the role of self-awareness in development, and the role of other aspects of processing efficiency, such as speed of processing and cognitive control. In the theory proposed by Andreas Demetriou, with his colleagues, all of these factors are systematically studied.

  6. Powershift (book) - Wikipedia

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    Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century is the third book in a trilogy written by the futurist Alvin Toffler, following Future Shock (1970) and The Third Wave (1980). The hardcover first edition was published October 1, 1990.

  7. Knowledge - Wikipedia

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    Various other types of knowledge are discussed in the academic literature. In philosophy, "self-knowledge" refers to a person's knowledge of their own sensations, thoughts, beliefs, and other mental states. A common view is that self-knowledge is more direct than knowledge of the external world, which relies on the interpretation of sense data.

  8. The Degrees of Knowledge - Wikipedia

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    Experimental knowledge has the capacity to be universalized into a law if what is known is necessarily the case rather than contingently the case. Our Knowledge of the Sensible World. Maritain discusses the types of knowledge, and he claims that knowledge is only valid when you accept that this reality is true. Metaphysical Knowledge

  9. Well-being contributing factors - Wikipedia

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    Individual differences in both overall Eudaimonia, identified loosely with self-control, and in the facets of eudaimonia are inheritable. Evidence from one study supports 5 independent genetic mechanisms underlying the Ryff facets of this trait, leading to a genetic construct of eudaimonia in terms of general self-control, and four subsidiary ...