aegis (en)

(noun, Greek mythology) protective mantle of Zeus given to Athena

agape (en)

(noun) a Greco-Christian term referring to "love: the highest form of love, charity", and "the love of God for man and of man for God

anamorphic (en)

(adjective) producing, relating to, or marked by intentional distortion (as by unequal magnification along perpendicular axes) of an image

antinomy (en)

a contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable; a paradox

ascesis (en)

(noun) the practice of severe self-discipline, typically for religious reasons

atonal (en)

(adjective) marked by avoidance of traditional musical tonality / (adjective) organized without reference to key or tonal center and using the tones of the chromatic scale impartially

biopolitics (en)

biopolitics: a term defined by Foucault (though not first) as the style of government that regulates populations through "biopower" (the application and impact of political power on all aspects of human life)

bombast (en)

(noun) pretentious inflated speech or writing

bulwark (en)

(noun) defensive wall

Byronesque (en)

reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes

consubstantial (en)

(adjective) of the same substance

dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

diegetic (en)

the telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc., of the characters

elucubration (en)

produce (especially literary work) by long and intensive effort

enervating (en)

(verb) to reduce the mental or moral vigor of / (verb) to lessen the vitality or strength of

eo ipso (la)

by that very act or quality; thereby

epignosis (en)

precise and correct knowledge; used in the New Testament to refer to the knowledge of things ethical and divine

eschatology (en)

the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

false consciousness (en)

(especially in Marxist theory) a way of thinking that prevents a person from perceiving the true nature of their social or economic situation (esp used to mislead members of the proletariat about their own exploitation)

fomenting (en)

(verb) to promote the growth or development of; rouse incite

Frankfurt School (en)

a school of social theory and philosophy associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the Goethe University Frankfurt; consisted of dissidents who felt at home neither in the existent capitalist, fascist, nor communist systems that had formed at the time

frictionless capitalism (en)

a term coined by Bill Gates in 1995 in his book The Road Ahead; describes an extremely efficient market in which buyers and sellers can find each other easily, can interact directly, and can perform transactions with only minimal overhead costs