GASSENDI

Meaning of GASSENDI in English

/gann sahonn dee"/ , n.

Pierre /pyerdd/ , 1592-1655, French philosopher and scientist.

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GASSENDI, PIERRE — born Jan. 22, 1592, Champtercier, Provence, Fr. died Oct. 24, 1655, Paris Gassendi also spelled Gassend French scientist, mathematician, and …
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PIERRE GASSENDI — Гассенди, Пьер
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MIND-BODY PROBLEM — Metaphysical problem of the relationship between mind and body. The modern problem stems from the thought of dualism . Descartes's …
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CYRANO DE BERGERAC, SAVINIEN — born March 6, 1619, Paris, France died July 28, 1655, Paris French satirist and dramatist. He was a soldier until …
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SENSATIONALISM — in epistemology and psychology, a form of Empiricism that limits experience as a source of knowledge to sensation or sense …
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MATERIALISM — in philosophy, the view that all facts (including facts about the human mind and will and the course of human …
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ATOMISM — (from Greek atoma, things that cannot be cut, or divided), the philosophical doctrine that explains complex phenomena in terms of …
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SKEPTICISM — also spelled Scepticism the philosophical attitude of doubting the knowledge claims set forth in various areas and asking what they …
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SCIENCES, ACADEMY OF — Russian Akademiya Nauk, highest scientific society and principal coordinating body for research in natural and social sciences, technology, and production …
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NEWCASTLE (-UPON-TYNE), WILLIAM CAVEN- DISH, 1ST DUKE OF — born c. 1593 died Dec. 25, 1676, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, Eng. also called (from 1620)viscount Mansfield, Baron Ogle Of Bothal, and …
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EPICUREANISM — in a strict sense, the philosophy taught by Epicurus (341270 BC). In a broad sense, it is a system of …
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DEISM — an unorthodox religious attitude that found expression among a group of English writers beginning with Edward Herbert (later 1st Baron …
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CYRANO DE BERGERAC, SAVINIEN — born March 6, 1619, Paris died July 28, 1655, Paris French satirist and dramatist whose works combining political satire and …
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CARTESIANISM — the philosophical and scientific traditions derived from the writings of the French philosopher Ren Descartes. Descartes is considered to be …
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STRUCTURE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a career structure (= a system for making progress in a career ) ▪ …
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STING — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an insect sting (= a hole in your skin made by an insect ) …
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PURSUE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hotly pursued (= chased closely ) ▪ The man ran out of the store, hotly …
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PROOF — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES conclusive proof/evidence/findings etc ▪ The investigation failed to provide any conclusive evidence. documentary evidence/proof …
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OBSTRUCTIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN jaundice ▪ Since then these stents have been used in bile ducts for malignant …
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MATHEMATICAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a legal/mathematical/marketing etc concept ▪ Democracy is a very important political concept. a mathematical equation …
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DEMONSTRATIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES demonstrative pronoun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Dave's not very demonstrative , but I know …
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MIND-BODY PROBLEM — Metaphysical problem of the relationship between mind and body. The modern problem stems from the thought of René Descartes , …
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EPICURUS — n. born 341, Samos, Greece died 270 BC, Athens Greek philosopher. He was author of an ethical philosophy of simple …
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CYRANO DE BERGERAC, SAVINIEN — born March 6, 1619, Paris, France died July 28, 1655, Paris French satirist and dramatist. He was a soldier until …
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ASTRONOMER — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Astronomers Adams, John (English) Hoyle, Fred (English) Airy, George (English) Hubble, Edwin (American) Aristarchus …
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ГАССЕНДИ, ПЬЕР — Pierre Gassendi
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ГАССЕНДИ — (Gassendi, Pierre) (1592-1655), французский философ и ученый, известный своей пропагандой эпикуреизма и атомизма и попыткой их примирения с христианством. Родился …
Русский словарь Colier

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