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  2. Self-limiting - Wikipedia

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    Self-limiting may refer to: Self-limiting (biology), describing an organism or colony of organisms which limits its own growth; Governor (device), used to control the ...

  3. Self-limiting (biology) - Wikipedia

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    A self-limiting organism or colony of organisms limits its own growth by its actions. [1] For example, a single organism may have a maximum size determined by genetics , or a colony of organisms may release waste which is ultimately toxic to the colony once it exceeds a certain population .

  4. Collective self-limitation - Wikipedia

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    Self-limitation is therefore considered an expression of individual autonomy [1] and can hence be contrasted against the imposition of external limitations. Collective self-limitation or Collectively defined self-limitation [ 2 ] correspondingly refers to the definition of such limits within groups and societies, through which the group and ...

  5. Thought-terminating cliché - Wikipedia

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    A thought-terminating cliché (also known as a semantic stop-sign, a thought-stopper, bumper sticker logic, or cliché thinking) is a form of loaded language, often passing as folk wisdom, intended to end an argument and quell cognitive dissonance.

  6. Solipsism - Wikipedia

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    Solipsism (/ ˈ s ɒ l ɪ p s ɪ z əm / ⓘ SOLL-ip-siz-əm; from Latin solus 'alone' and ipse 'self') [1] is the philosophical idea that only one's mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure; the external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist outside the mind.

  7. Upadhi - Wikipedia

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    Upādhi is the condition of body and mind obscuring the true self which Indian schools of thought seek to remove for the attainment of moksha, realisation of the true self. [ 2 ] Comans says the word upādhi is the most important technical expression in Advaita Vedanta.

  8. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.

  9. Individualism - Wikipedia

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    Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, and social outlook that emphasizes the intrinsic worth of the individual. [1] [2] Individualists promote realizing one's goals and desires, valuing independence and self-reliance, and advocating that the interests of the individual should gain precedence over the state or a social group, while opposing external interference ...