http://www.hyperblogcafe.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:31:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/monarchy/ http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/monarchy/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:59:24 +0000 markross http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/?p=11968 noun [mon-er-kee]

1. A state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.

2. Supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person.

 

monarch (noun) [mon-ahrk]

1. A hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.

2. A sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation.

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1. Devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty.

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1. The principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism).

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]]> http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/altruism/feed/ 0 http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/egoism/ http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/egoism/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 07:30:12 +0000 markross http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/?p=11520 noun

1. The habit of valuing everything only in reference to one’s personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism).

2. Egotism or conceit.

3. Ethics. the view that morality ultimately rests on self-interest.

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]]> http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/egoism/feed/ 0 http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/egalitarianism/ http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/egalitarianism/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 10:55:46 +0000 markross http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/?p=11397 adjective [ih-gal-i-tair-ee-uhn]

1. Asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social life.

 

noun

2. A person who adheres to egalitarian beliefs.

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]]> http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/egalitarianism/feed/ 1 http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/federation/ http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/federation/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:42:42 +0000 markross http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/?p=11213 noun

1. The act of federating or uniting in a league.

2. The formation of a political unity, with a central government, by a number of separate states, each of which retains control of its own internal affairs.

3. A league or confederacy.

4. A federated body formed by a number of nations, states, societies, unions, etc., each retaining control of its own internal affairs.

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1. The act of confederating.

2. The state of being confederated.

3. A league or alliance.

4. A group of confederates, esp. of states more or less permanently united for common purposes.

5. The Confederation, the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89.

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1. An economic doctrine that flourished in Europe from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Mercantilists held that a nation’s wealth consisted primarily in the amount of gold and silver in its treasury. Accordingly, mercantilist governments imposed extensive restrictions on their economies to ensure a surplus of exports over imports. In the eighteenth century, mercantilism was challenged by the doctrine of laissez-faire. (See also Adam Smith.)

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]]> http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/mercantilism/feed/ 0 http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/individualism/ http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/individualism/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:36:03 +0000 markross http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/?p=11008 noun

1. A social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.

2. The principle or habit of or belief in independent thought or action.

3. The pursuit of individual rather than common or collective interests; egoism.

4. Individual character; individuality.

5. Philosophy.

a. The doctrine or belief that all actions are determined by, or at least take place for, the benefit of the individual, not of society as a whole.

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]]> http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/individualism/feed/ 0 http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/collectivism/ http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/collectivism/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:31:31 +0000 markross http://www.hyperblogcafe.com/?p=11006 noun

1. The principles or system of ownership and control of the means of production and distribution by the people collectively, usually under the supervision of a government.

2. The political principle of centralized social and economic control, esp. of all means of production.

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