Rhymes for PHILOSOPHISMS

• the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones

• (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

• a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

• the movement aimed at equal rights for women

• theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes

• sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others

• an orienting response to warmth

• a phenomenon in ferrites where there can be incomplete cancellation of antiferromagnetic arranged spins giving a net magnetic moment

• complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness

• an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values

• an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s)

• (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God

• the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)

• concern with things of the spirit

• recklessness in politics or foreign affairs

• domination of a political organization by a party boss

• a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

• a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

• control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system