contemplation of past events
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Contemplation (Kafka) — Contemplation, or Meditation (Betrachtung in German) is a sequence of eighteen short stories by Franz Kafka written between 1904 and 1912. Eight of these stories were published under the same title in the bimonthly Hyperion and were Kafka s first … Wikipedia
hindsight — I noun act of looking backward, afterthought, consideration, contemplation, contemplation of past events, contemplation of the past, deliberation, later meditation, later thought, looking back, meditation, memory, musing, recall, recollection,… … Law dictionary
retrospectively — retrÉ™ spektɪvlɪ adv. retroactively, in the manner of taking effect on a past date; with contemplation of past events … English contemporary dictionary
retrospective — ret·ro·spec·tive || ‚retrəʊ spektɪv adj. retroactive, taking effect on an earlier date; of retrospection, of contemplation of past events … English contemporary dictionary
Al-Ghazali — Infobox Philosopher region = Persian scholar era = Medieval era (Islamic golden age) color = #B0C4DE name = Ghazali (Algazel) birth = 1058 AD (450 AH) death = 1111 AD (505 AH) school tradition = Sufism, Sunnite (Shafi ite), Asharite main… … Wikipedia
Augustine — Gerard O’Daly 1 LIFE AND PHILOSOPHICAL READINGS Augustine was born in Thagaste (modern Souk Ahras in Algeria) in Roman North Africa in AD 354. He died as bishop of Hippo (now Annaba, Algeria) in 430. His education followed the standard Roman… … History of philosophy
Inquiry — For other uses, see Public inquiry and Enquiry character. An inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment … Wikipedia
Dilthey, Wilhelm — Dilthey Michael Lessnoff INTRODUCTION Wilhelm Dilthey was born in 1833 near Wiesbaden, and thus lived through the period of Bismarck’s creation of a unified German Empire by ‘blood and iron’. These turbulent events, however, scarcely perturbed… … History of philosophy
thought — thought1 /thawt/, n. 1. the product of mental activity; that which one thinks: a body of thought. 2. a single act or product of thinking; idea or notion: to collect one s thoughts. 3. the act or process of thinking; mental activity: Thought as… … Universalium
Al-Kindi — Infobox Philosopher region = Arab scholar era = Islamic Golden Age color = #B0C4DE image caption = Syrian postage stamp depicting al Kindi name = Al Kindi birth = c. 801 death = c. 873 school tradition = Early Islamic philosophy, Mu tazili,… … Wikipedia
