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Mark Greif
privatistic
(en)
concerned with ideas or issues only in so far as they affect one as an individual; self-interested, individualistic
Pollan's critique becomes increasingly privatistic as the book advances
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Pollan's critique becomes increasingly privatistic as the book advances
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Burkean
(en)
pertaining to the ideas of Edmund Burke, Irish politician and philosopher; widely regarded as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism
imputation
(en)
the attributing of actions to a source, often involving actions that are criminal; accusation
syncretism
(en)
the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion
her own syncretistic consumer theology
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her own syncretistic consumer theology
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pullulating
(en)
breed or spread so as to become extremely common; be very crowded; be full of life and activity
One could only imagine Nadya supine, pullulating.
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One could only imagine Nadya supine, pullulating.
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virago
(en)
a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman
She is the virago who acquired Brad Pitt
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She is the virago who acquired Brad Pitt
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in toto
(la)
in total
gametes purchased half or in toto
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gametes purchased half or in toto
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eudaemonistic
(en)
a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being
Our acceptable philosophy is eudaemonistic hedonism.
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Our acceptable philosophy is eudaemonistic hedonism.
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Bentham's push-pin
(en)
a quote by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham from The Rationale of Reward: "Prejudice apart, the game of push-pin is of equal value with the arts and sciences of music and poetry."
whether Bentham's push-pin or, later, Mill's highest pleasures
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whether Bentham's push-pin or, later, Mill's highest pleasures
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puerperal
(en)
of, relating to, or occurring during childbirth
puerperal infection
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puerperal infection
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