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- DictionarySelf-de·ter·min·ing/ˌselfdəˈtərməniNG/
adjective
- 1. (of a country) having the power or freedom to form its own government: "the desire to live in a free, self-determining democracy"
4 hours ago · Although democracy is generally understood to be defined by voting, no consensus exists on a precise definition of democracy. Karl Popper says that the "classical" view of democracy is, "in brief, the theory that democracy is the rule of the people, and that the people have a right to rule".
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Democracy means rule by the people. There are different ways...
- History of Democracy
A democracy is a political system, or a system of...
- Types of Democracy
Types of democracy refers to the various governance...
- Cleisthenes
Cleisthenes (/ ˈ k l aɪ s θ ɪ n iː z / KLYS-thin-eez; Greek:...
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1 day ago · Deism (/ ˈ d iː ɪ z əm / DEE-iz-əm or / ˈ d eɪ. ɪ z əm / DAY-iz-əm; derived from the Latin term deus, meaning "god") is the philosophical position and rationalistic theology that generally rejects revelation as a source of divine knowledge and asserts that empirical reason and observation of the natural world are exclusively logical, reliable, and sufficient to determine the ...
1 day ago · Galton defined eugenics as "the study of all agencies under human control which can improve or impair the racial quality of future generations". The most disputed aspect of eugenics has been the definition of "improvement" of the human gene pool, such as what is a beneficial characteristic and what is a defect.
1 day ago · Baruch (de) Spinoza (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677), also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin.
1 day ago · Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and controls the public sphere and the private sphere of society.
4 hours ago · Definitions Current usage. Sustainability is regarded as a "normative concept".This means it is based on what people value or find desirable: "The quest for sustainability involves connecting what is known through scientific study to applications in pursuit of what people want for the future."
1 day ago · Listed below are states that are defined by the Census Bureau as the Southern United States. Washington, D.C. is located in the Southern United States region as defined by the Census Bureau, but serves as the capital city of the United States, and is not a state.
