(noun) an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect / (noun) a logical impasse or contradiction / (noun) a radical contradiction in the import of a text or theory that is seen in deconstruction as inevitable
(noun) rigor severity / (noun) roughness of surface; unevenness / (noun) a tiny projection from a surface / (noun) roughness of sound / (noun) roughness of manner or of temper; harshness
(of a seal or closure) complete and airtight
arranged (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles
philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable
among other things
(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms / (adjective) displaying great diversity or variety; versatile
make (something abstract) more concrete or real
the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation (adj: semiotic)
(noun) image representation / (noun) an insubstantial form or semblance of something; trace (plural: simulacra)
an act of subsuming
the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion
a concept that exists to mediate between two opposing ideas, as a transition occurs between them. At the point where one idea has been replaced by the other, and the concept is no longer required, the mediator vanishes. Fredric Jameson introduced the term in a 1973 essay; used by Žižek