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Democratic socialism

Summary: {{Template}} '''Democratic socialism''' is a variant of [[socialism]] that rejects centralized, elitist, or [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian]] methods of transitioning from capitalism to...

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Marx's theory of history

Summary: {{Template}} The [[Marxist theory]] of [[historical materialism]] understands society as fundamentally determined by the ''material conditions'' at any given time - this means the...

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Asiatic mode of production

Summary: {{Template}} The theory of the '''Asiatic mode of production''', (AMP) was devised by [[Karl Marx]] around the early 1850s. The essence of the theory has been described as "[the] suggestion...

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Victor Turner

Summary: {{Template}} '''Victor Witter Turner''' (May 28, 1920 – December 18, 1983) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[cultural anthropologist]] best known for his work on symbols, rituals and rites of...

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Karl August Wittfogel

Summary: {{Template}} '''Karl August Wittfogel''' (6 September 1896, [[Woltersdorf, Lower Saxony|Woltersdorf]]{{spaced ndash}}25 May 1988, [[New York City|New York]]) was a [[German-American]]...

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Appetition

Summary: {{Template}} In philosophy, '''desire''' '''Appetition''', or '''appetite''', a longing for or seeking after something. It is one of the two aspects of [[Desire (philosophy)|desire]], the...

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Dukkha

Summary: {{Template}} '''Dukkha''' ([[Pāli]]; [[Sanskrit]]: ''{{IAST|duḥkha}}''; [[Tibetan]] ''sdug bsngal'') is a [[Buddhist]] term commonly translated as "[[suffering]]", "stress", "anxiety", or...

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Volition

Summary: {{Template}} '''Volition''' may refer to: *[[Volition (psychology)]], the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action **[[Coherent...

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Preston Dickinson

Summary: {{Template}} '''William Preston Dickinson''' (September 9, 1889 - November 25, 1930) was an American [[modern art]]ist, best known for his paintings of industrial subjects in the...

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Self-motion

Summary: {{Template}} '''Self-motion''' can refer to: * The property of [[Motion (physics)|motion]] being inherent in a particular entity, being [[wikt:voluntary|voluntary]]. For example, a mouse can...

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Charles Collier

Summary: {{Template}} '''Charles A. Collier''' (July 19, 1848 – September 28, 1900) was a capitalist, banker, and lawyer. He was the son of Judge [[John Collier (judge)|John Collier]] and...

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Miguel Nicolelis

Summary: {{Template}} '''Miguel Angelo Laporta Nicolelis''' , MD, PhD, is a [[Brazil]]ian [[scientist]] and [[physician]], best known for his pioneering work in "reading monkey thought". He and his...

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Biological computer

Summary: {{Template}} It is hypothesized that using [[neurotechnology|brain-to-brain interface (BTBI)]]s a '''biological computer''', or '''brain-net''', could be constructed using animal brains as its...

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Brain–computer interface

Summary: {{Template}} A '''brain–computer interface''' ('''BCI'''), often called a '''mind-machine interface''' ('''MMI'''), or sometimes called a '''direct neural interface''' or a '''brain–machine...

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Electrode

Summary: {{Template}} An '''electrode''' is an [[electrical conductor]] used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a [[Electronic circuit|circuit]] (e.g. a [[semiconductor]], an [[electrolyte]] or...

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Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Summary: {{Template}} The '''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres''' (Order of [[Arts and letters|Arts and Letters]]) is an [[Order (decoration)|Order]] of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the [[Minister...

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Gilles Deleuze en het materialisme

Summary: {{Template}} ''[[Gilles Deleuze en het materialisme]]'' (2012) is a book by [[Peter De Graeve]] published by [[Klement Pelckmans]]. From the publisher: ‘De moderne wetenschap heeft de blik van...

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Jan Van Duppen

Summary: {{Template}} [[Jan Van Duppen]] is a Dutch physician and writer. {{GFDL}}

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Aeneas treated by Iapyx, fresco (from Pompeii)

Summary: {{Template}} [[Aeneas treated by Iapyx, fresco (from Pompeii)]][http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aeneas_treated_by_Iapyx,_fresco_%28from_Pompeii%29] ==See also== *[[Aeneas]]...

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Iapyx

Summary: {{Template}} In [[Greek mythology|Greek]] and [[Roman mythology]], '''Iapyx''' (from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] Ἰάπυξ, ''gen''.: Ίάπυγος), ''Iapux'' or ''Iapis'' was a favourite of [[Apollo]]....

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