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IB Philosophy terms

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absolutism   doctrine of government by a single absolute ruler; autocracy  
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absurdism   doctrine that we live in an irrational universe  
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agnosticism   doctrine that we can know nothing beyond material phenomina  
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anarchism   doctrine that all governments should be abolished  
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anthropomorphism   attribution of human qualities to non-human things  
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asceticism   doctrine that self-denial of the body permits spiritual enlightenment  
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aethism   belief that there is no God  
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capitalism   doctrine that private ownership and free markets should govern economics  
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collectivism   doctrine of communal control of means of production  
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conservatism   belief in maintaining political and social traditions  
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deism   belief in God but rejection of religion  
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determinism   doctrine that events are predetermined by preceding events or laws  
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dualism   doctrine that the universe is controlled by one good and evil force  
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egalitarianism   belief that humans ought to be equal in rights and privileges  
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empiricism   doctrine that experiences of the senses is the only source of knowledge  
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existentialism   doctrine of human responsibility in an unfathomable human universe  
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fatalism   doctrine that events are fixed and humans are powerless  
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gnosticism   belief that freedom derives solely from knowledge  
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hedonism   belief that pleasure is the highest good  
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historicism   belief that all phenomena is historically determined  
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humanism   belief that human interests and mind are paramount  
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humanitarianism   doctrine that the highest moral obligation is to improve human welfare  
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idealism   belief that our experiences of the world consist of ideas  
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immoralism   rejection of morality  
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individualism   belief that individual interests and rights are paramount  
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liberalism   doctrine of social change and tolerance  
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libertarianism   doctrine that personal liberty is the highest value  
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materialism   belief that matter is the only extant substance  
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mechanism   belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces  
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monism   belief that all things can be placed in one category  
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naturalism   belief that the world can be explained in terms of natural forces  
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nihilism   a doctrine that denies any objective ground of truth and especially moral truth  
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objectivism   doctrine that all reality is objective  
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optimism   doctrine that we live in the best of all possible worlds  
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pessimism   doctrine that the universe is essentially evil  
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pluralism   belief that reality consists of several different entities  
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positivism   doctrine that that which is not observable is not knowable  
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pragmaticism   doctrine emphasizing the practical value of philosophy  
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rationalism   belief that reason is the fundamental source of knowledge  
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realism   doctrine that elements of cognition are real  
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reductionism   belief that complex phenomena are reducible to simple ones  
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romanticism   belief that sentimental feeling is an artistic expression  
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skepticism   doctrine that true knowledge is always uncertain  
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socialism   doctrine of centralized state control of wealth and property  
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solipsism   theory that self-existence is the only certainty  
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stoicism   belief in indifference to pleasure of pain  
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subjectivism   doctrine that all knowledge is subjective  
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theism   belief in the existence of God  
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transcendentalism   theory that emphasizes that which transcends perception  
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utilitarianism   belief that utility of actions determines moral value  
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