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  • 131dianoia — /duy euh noy euh/, n. Greek Philos. the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning. [ < Gk diánoia the intellect, a thought, notion, belief, equiv. to dia DIA + no(eîn) to think + ia IA] * * * …

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  • 132Taoism — Taoist, n., adj. Taoistic, adj. /dow iz euhm, tow /, n. 1. the philosophical system evolved by Lao tzu and Chuang tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to&#8230; …

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