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(Encyclopedia) school vouchers, government grants aimed at improving education for the children of low-income families by providing school tuition that can be used at public or private schools. The…Philo
(Encyclopedia) PhiloPhilofīˈlō [key] or Philo JudaeusPhilo Judaeusj&oomacr;dēˈəs [key] [Lat.,=Philo the Jew], c.20 b.c.–c.a.d. 50, Alexandrian Jewish philosopher. His writings have had an…programmed instruction
(Encyclopedia) programmed instruction, method of presenting new subject matter to students in a graded sequence of controlled steps. Students work through the programmed material by themselves at…fuzzy logic
(Encyclopedia) fuzzy logic, a multivalued (as opposed to binary) logic developed to deal with imprecise or vague data. Classical logic holds that everything can be expressed in binary terms: 0 or 1,…unconscious
(Encyclopedia) unconscious, in psychology, that aspect of mental life that is separate from immediate consciousness and is not subject to recall at will. Sigmund Freud regarded the unconscious as a…White, Andrew Dickson
(Encyclopedia) White, Andrew Dickson, 1832–1918, American educator and diplomat, b. Homer, N.Y., briefly attended Geneva (now Hobart) College, grad. Yale, 1853. He studied in France and Germany,…Weber, Max, German sociologist
(Encyclopedia) Weber, MaxWeber, Maxmäks [key]Weber, Max vāˈbər [key], 1864–1920, German sociologist, economist, and political scientist. At various times he taught at Berlin, Freiburg, Munich, and…blasphemy
(Encyclopedia) blasphemy, in religion, words or actions that display irreverence toward or contempt for God or that which is held sacred. Blasphemy is regarded as an offense against the community to…Who Then Will Speak for the Common Good?
by Barbara Jordan Democratic Convention Keynote Address One hundred and fourty-four years ago, members of the Democratic Party first net in convention to select a Presidential…Theories of the Universe: A Brief History of String Theory
A Brief History of String TheoryTheories of the UniverseIt's All Held Together with StringsA Brief History of String TheoryThe Important PartThe Second Requirement, Extra DimensionsHow Many…Trending
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