| Applied ethics Applied ethics is, in the words of Brenda Almond, co-founder of the Society for Applied Philosophy, "the philosophical examination, from a moral standpoint, of particular issues in private and public life that are matters of moral judgment". It is thus a term used to describe attempts to use philosophical methods to identify the morally correct course of action in various fields of human life. Applied_ethics
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| Business ethics Business ethics is a form of applied ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. Business_ethics
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| Caste Castes are hereditary systems of [occupation], endogamy, social culture, economic class, and political power, although initially it was not hereditary based when it started but based on the current profession of an individual. Discrimination based on a person's caste is prevalent mainly in parts of Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Japan) and Africa. Caste
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| Colonialism Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler or exploitation colonies in which indigenous populations are directly ruled, displaced, or exterminated. Colonizing nations generally dominate the resources, labor, and markets of the colonial territory, and may also impose socio-cultural, religious, and linguistic structures on the indigenous population (see also cultural imperialism). Colonialism
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| Higher criticism Historical criticism or higher criticism is a branch of literary analysis that investigates the origins of a text: as applied in biblical studies it naturally investigates foremost the books of the Bible. In Classical studies, the new higher criticism of the nineteenth century set aside "efforts to fill ancient religion with direct meaning and relevance and devoted itself instead to the critical collection and chronological ordering of the source material,"Burkert, Greek Religion (1985), Introduction. Higher_criticism
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| Milgram experiment The Milgram experiment was a seminal series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience. Milgram first described his research in 1963 in an article published in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, Full-text PDF. Milgram_experiment
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| Natural monopoly Natural monopoly is a term used in economics to refer to two different things. Natural_monopoly
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| Racial profiling Racial profiling is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act (see Offender Profiling). Towards the end of the 20th century in the United States, the practice became controversial among the general public as the potential for abuse by law enforcement came to light. Racial_profiling
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| Theories of political behavior Theories of political behavior, as an aspect of political science, attempt to quantify and explain the influences that define a person's political views, ideology, and levels of political participation. Theorists who have had an influence on this field include Karl Deutsch and Theodor Adorno. Theories_of_political_behavior
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| Civil and political rights Talk:Civil_and_political_rights
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| Atmospheric reentry Atmospheric reentry refers to the movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space, in the case of Earth from an altitude above the "edge of space." This article primarily addresses the process of controlled reentry of vehicles which are intended to reach the planetary surface intact, but the topic also includes uncontrolled (or minimally controlled) cases, such as the intentionally or circumstantially occurring, destructive deorbiting of satellites and the falling back to the planet of "space junk" due to orbital decay. Atmospheric_reentry
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| Mission Santa Clara de Asís Mission_Santa_Clara_de_Asís
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| Jackson County, Oregon Talk:Jackson_County,_Oregon
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| Deadlock A deadlock is a situation wherein two or more competing actions are waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does. It is often seen in a paradox like 'the chicken or the egg'. Deadlock
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| Special Air Service Talk:Special_Air_Service
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| Rockefeller Center | added = December 23, 1987 Rockefeller_Center
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| Satyagraha Satyagraha (Sanskrit: सत्याग्रह satyāgraha) is a philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance developed by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (also known as "Mahatma" Gandhi). Gandhi deployed satyagraha in campaigns for Indian independence and also during his earlier struggles in South Africa. Satyagraha
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| Kshatriya Kshatriya (, from , ) is one of the four varnas (social orders) in Hinduism. It constitutes the military and ruling order of the traditional Vedic-Hindu social system as outlined by the Vedas and the Laws of Manu. Kshatriya
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| Rule against perpetuities The rule against perpetuities is a rule of law in effect under the property, trusts, estate, and contract law of many common law jurisdictions. The rule invalidates certain future interests (traditionally contingent remainders and executory interests) that may vest beyond the perpetuities period. Rule_against_perpetuities
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| Iglesia ni Cristo The Iglesia ni Cristo (; Tagalog for Church of Christ; also known as INC, formerly called Iglesya ni KristoIglesya ni Kristo was the former official name of INC since the Tagalog alphabet does not include the letter "C". This was changed when the new official Filipino alphabet was expanded to include the Roman alphabet "C" in 1976. Iglesia_ni_Cristo
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