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• Affection — Af*fec tion, n. [F. affection, L. affectio, fr. afficere. See {Affect}.] 1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected. [1913 Webster] 2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• affection — 1. noun /ʌ.fɛk.ʃən/ a) The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected. Usage note: often in the plural; formerly followed by to , but now more generally by for or toward(s) ; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have… …   Wiktionary

• affection — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French affection, from Latin affection , affectio, from afficere Date: 13th century 1. a moderate feeling or emotion 2. tender attachment ; fondness < she ha …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• Hellenistic biological sciences — R.J.Kankinson The five centuries that separate Aristotle’s death in 322 BC from Galen’s ascendancy in Rome in the latter part of the second century AD were fertile ones for the biological sciences, in particular medicine. Nor is the period solely …   History of philosophy

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …   History of philosophy

• Enlightenment (The Scottish) — The Scottish Enlightenment M.A.Stewart INTRODUCTION The term ‘Scottish Enlightenment’ is used to characterize a hundred years of intellectual and cultural endeavour that started around the second decade of the eighteenth century. Our knowledge of …   History of philosophy

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