contradiction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, direct, flat ▪ blatant (esp. AmE), glaring, obvious ▪ basic, fundamental … Collocations dictionary
contradiction — n. 1) an apparent; basic; glaring; inherent contradiction 2) a contradiction between; to 3) in contradiction with 4) (misc.) a contradiction in terms * * * [ˌkɒntrə dɪkʃ(ə)n] basic glaring inherent contradiction to (misc.) a contradiction in… … Combinatory dictionary
basic — adj. Basic is used with these nouns: ↑aim, ↑amenity, ↑approach, ↑argument, ↑arithmetic, ↑aspect, ↑assumption, ↑belief, ↑category, ↑characteristic, ↑colour, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Sign of contradiction — s. Contradiction comes from the Latin contra , against and dicere , to speak. According to Catholic tradition, a sign of contradiction points to the presence of Christ or the presence of the divine due to the union of that person or reality with… … Wikipedia
On Contradiction (Mao Zedong) — Mao Zedong s On Contradiction (zh st|s=矛盾论|t=矛盾論) is considered his most important philosophical essay. Along with On Practice it forms the philosophical underpinnings of the political ideology that would later become Maoism. It was written in… … Wikipedia
On Contradiction — Mao Zedong s On Contradiction (simplified Chinese: 矛盾论; traditional Chinese: 矛盾論; pinyin: Maodunlun) is considered his most important philosophical essay. Along with On Practice it forms the philosophical underpinnings of the political ideology… … Wikipedia
List of basic topics in logic — For a more comprehensive list, see the List of logic topics. Logic, a branch of both philosophy and mathematics, is the study of criteria for the evaluation of arguments. The task of the logician is to advance an account of valid and fallacious… … Wikipedia
List of basic discrete mathematics topics — Discrete mathematics, also called finite mathematics, is the study of mathematical structures that are fundamentally , in the sense of not supporting or requiring the notion of continuity. Most, if not all, of the objects studied in finite… … Wikipedia
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Bradley, F.H. — Bradley T.L.S.Sprigge INTRODUCTORY F.H.Bradley (1846–1924) was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, for all his adult life. Though his personality and life are interesting, information about them is not required for an understanding of his… … History of philosophy
Uniform civil code — is a term which has originated from the concept of a Civil Law Code. It envisages administering the same set of secular civil laws to govern different people belonging to different religions and regions. This supersedes the right of citizens to… … Wikipedia