An "ism" is a philosophical tool for identifying (and promoting) particular ways of looking at the world. These could identify a particular theory, cause, explanation, explication, belief, dogma, doctrine, or a particular system of logical statements. Here we provide a simple dictionary of philosophy: a list of "isms" with definitions and links to interesting uses of the "ism" across the world.
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These research notes are offered to those who want to research the academic world for the meaning of stylesheets for essays.
There is enough in these research notes to do it for yourself. Many connections are provided to academic sites across the world.
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APA = American Psychology Association
CBE = Council of Biology Editors
Chicago = Chicago University
Harvard = Harvard University
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