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Set Five: Philosophy and Religion
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12th Grade
01/10/2012

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Aesthetics
Definition
Branch of Philosophy concerned with the nature of art and with judgements concerning beauty
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Agnosticism
Definition
A denial of knowledge about whether there is or is not a God.
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Animism
Definition
The belief that natural objects such as rivers and rocks possess a soul or spirit
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Deism
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The belief that God has created the universe but remains apart from it and permits his creation to administer itself through natural laws.
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Hanukkah
Definition
A festival in December that comemorates the  victory of Jews over the Syrians. They light candles in memory of the lamps that burned for a week without oil.
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Jihad
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A war ordained by God, Qur'an teaches that soldiers who die in jihad go to heaven immediately.
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Messiah
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The promised "annointed one" or Christ the Savior
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Pantheism
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The belief that God, or a group of gods is identical with the whole natural world
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Torah
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The law on which Judaism is founded
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Zeigeist
Definition
The general moral, intellectual, and cultural climate of an era
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