PHIL221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Circumlocution, Stoicism
16 Mar 2016
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Colloquial: used in ordinary or familiar conversaion. Confounding: cause surprise or confusion in someone. Denounce: publicly declare to be wrong or evil. Volunptuous: of, or relaing to, or characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure. Epicurus and bentham also believed in the theory of uility. Pretension: a claim or the asserion of a claim to something; the use of afectaion to impress; ostentaiousness. Disparagement: the act of making unlatering statements against someone or something. Sectarian: denoing or concerning a sect or sects. Circumlocuion: the use of many words where fewer do, especially in a deliberate atempt to be vague or evasive. Privaion: a state in which things are essenial for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking; the loss or absence of a quality or atribute that is normally present. Inveterate: having a paricular habit, acivity or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.
