Dialectics is a word originating from the Greek term dialektiké and means the art of dialogue, the art of debating, persuading or reasoning. Dialectics is a debate where there are different ideas, where a...
Dogma is a term of Greek origin that literally means “what is thought is true”. In ancient times, the term was linked to what appeared to be a belief or conviction, a firm thought or...
Bourgeoisie is a social class of the capitalist regime, where its members are the owners of the capital, that is traders, industrialists, landowners, real estate owners, the owners of riches and...
Axioms are universally valid unquestionable truths, often used as principles in theory building or as a basis for argumentation. The word axiom derives from the Greek...
Social vulnerability is the concept that characterizes the condition of groups of individuals that are on the margins of society, that is, people or families that are in the process of social exclusion,...
Yin Yang is a principle of Chinese philosophy, where yin and yang are two opposing energies. Yin means darkness being represented by the side painted black, and yang is lightness. The light, which is a...
Equity is the feminine noun originating from the Latin aequitas, which means equality, symmetry, rectitude, impartiality, conformity. This concept also reveals the use of impartiality to recognize the...
Ontology is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of being, existence and reality itself. Ontology is classified in philosophy as the general branch of metaphysics (different from cosmology,...
Ego means the conscience, the “I of each one”, that is, what characterizes the personality of each individual. The concept of ego is widely used in studies related to psychoanalysis and philosophy. In...
Absolute population is the total number of inhabitants of a place (country, city, state, etc.). When a certain place has a large number of inhabitants, we say it is “populous” or large...
In the philosophical context, ethics and morals have different meanings. Ethics is associated with the grounded study of the moral values that guide human behavior in society, while moral...
Social question is the set of expressions that define the inequalities of society. The social question arose in the 19th century, in Europe, with the objective of demanding the formulation of social policies in...
Empiricism is a philosophical movement that believes in human experiences as solely responsible for the formation of existing ideas and concepts in the world. Empiricism is characterized by knowledge...
Imperialism is a policy of territorial, cultural and economic expansion and domination by a dominant nation over others. The first examples of imperialism as a policy of territorial expansion are...
Common sense is the knowledge acquired by people from customs, experiences and everyday experiences. It is a superficial knowledge based on habit, not the result of much thought. O...