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• Hope
  ...psychology]], [[anthropology]], [[philosophy]] and [[theology]] as well as classical and contemporary [[literature]] and [[the arts]].[3]
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• Retribution
  ...lt&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false The Metaphysical Elements of Justice]'' of retribution as a legal principle: "Judicial punishment can There are two distinct [[types]] of retributive [[justice]]. The [[classical]] definition [[embraces]] the [[idea]] that the amount of punishment must b
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• Relaxation
  ...t]], while some [[focus]] on [[stillness]]; and some methods involve other elements. ...istening to certain types of [[music]], particularly [[New Age]] music and classical music, can increase feelings associated with relaxation, such as peacefulne
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• Roman law
  ===Pre-classical period=== ===Classical Roman law===
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• Systems Theory
  ...ral Systems Research. Cognizant of advances in [[science]] that questioned classical assumptions in the organizational sciences, Bertalanffy's [[idea]] to devel ...First, all [[phenomena]] can be viewed as a web of [[relationships]] among elements, or a system. Second, all systems, whether electrical, [[biological]], or s
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• Spacetime
  In classical mechanics, the use of Euclidean space instead of spacetime is appropriate, ...e three dimensions. ... The mathematical quaternion partakes of both these elements; in technical [[language]] it may be said to be 'time plus space', or 'spac
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• Dance
  ...as others developed separately: [[Classical music era|Classical music]], [[Classical ballet]]. ...rican dance which is interperative. Ballet, Ballroom, Waltz, and Tango are classical styles of dance. While square and the infamous electric slide are forms of
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• Matrix
  ...l [[space]] onto a two-dimensional screen. [[Matrix calculus]] generalizes classical analytical notions such as derivatives of functions or [[exponentials]] to ...the former a key notion of linear algebra. Other types of entries, such as elements in more general mathematical fields or even |rings are also used. Matrices
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• Christian philosophy
  ...reconditions for which conclusions they must reach in their investigation. Classical religious believers have a set of religious principles of faith that they h ...hristianity and Islam, but is not generally accepted as true philosophy by classical philosophers. Another way to find a synthesis is to abstain from holding as
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• Dynamic
  The psychodynamic psychotherapy is a less intensive form compared to classical [[psychoanalysis]] practiced by strict Freudians, demanding sessions only o ...mplex systems is the use of feedback loops and stocks and [[flow]]s. These elements help describe how even seemingly simple systems display baffling [[nonlinea
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• Natural Sciences
  ...ss]]. The [[Discoveries of the chemical elements|discovery of the chemical elements]] and the concept of [[Atomic Theory]] began to systematize this science, a ...]'s [[Law of universal gravitation|theory of universal gravitation]] and [[classical mechanics]], an understanding of [[electricity]] and it's relation to [[mag
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• Catharsis
  ...the [[nature]] of a character to change significantly, rather pre-existing elements are revealed in a relatively straight-forward way as the character is confr ...] and [[philosophy]] were not separate in [[Classical Philosophy]] Thus in classical mysticism, as well as current mystical traditions, katharsis is a process l
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• Geometry
  [[Euclid|Euclid's]] ''Elements'' (c. 300 BCE) was one of the most important early [[text]]s on geometry, i ...natural background for theories as different as [[complex analysis]] and [[classical mechanics]]. The traditional type of geometry was recognized as that of [[h
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• Medieval Philosophy
  ...of rediscovering the ancient culture developed in Greece and Rome in the [[classical period]], and partly by the need to address theological problems and to int ...al age of Greek and Roman [[culture]], and the 'rebirth' or renaissance of classical culture. Yet this period of nearly a thousand years was the longest period
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• Philology
  ...script variants that have come down to us. This method was then applied to Classical Studies and to medieval texts for the reconstruction of the author's origin
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• Art History
  ...h Renaissance and Baroque architecture "spoke" the same language - that of classical Greek and Rome - though with different dialects. ...y]], which before them had been considered as a period of decline from the classical ideal. Riegl also contributed to the revaluation of the Baroque.
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• Western Philosophy
  ...r Western disciplines is the notion that philosophy is a more fundamental, classical, and universal form of thought than the other disciplines which sprouted fr ...culus|propositional logic]], the logic of simple indicative statements. ([[Classical logic]] focused on the narrower subset of categorical reasoning by [[syllog
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• Humanities
  ...in importance during the [[20th century]]. Nevertheless, the influence of classical ideas in humanities such as philosophy and literature remain strong. The study of individual modern and classical languages form the backbone of modern study of the humanities, while the sc
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• Fusion
  ...hn) II. 22 Everything [[English]] is a fusion of distinct and antagonistic elements. 1875 MAINE Hist. Inst. xiii. 398 He argues for a fusion of [[law]] and equ ...the sensation complex. 1911 E. B. TITCHENER Text-bk. Psychol. II. 351 The classical instance of the qualitative perception is the tonal fusion. 1946 D. P. C. L
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• Chemistry
  ...emistry''' (from [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]] ''kēme'' (chem), meaning [[Classical element|"earth"]] '''See:''' [[Chemistry (etymology)]] for possible origins ...m Timeline of Element Discovery] and later discoveries of some [[synthetic elements]].
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