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principium

[prin-sip-ee-uhm] / prɪnˈsɪp i əm /






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He sees not the thing-in-itself but the phenomenon in time and space, the principium individuationis, and in the other forms of the principle of sufficient reason.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

It sees through the form of the phenomenon, the principium individuationis.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

We see that for such a just man the principium individuationis is no longer, as in the case of the bad man, an absolute wall of partition.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

And the king and these three estates, together, form the great corporation or body politic of the kingdom, of which the king is said to be caput, principium, et finis.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone

We saw before that hatred and wickedness are conditioned by egoism, and egoism rests on the entanglement of knowledge in the principium individuationis.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

Fifty-five years later, Isaac Newton’s great work, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, further reinforced the coherence of the Copernican system, with laws of mechanics and gravity that reinforced the model.

From Forbes ● Sep. 18, 2014

He stood in a theater-sized version of the camp’s headquarters—a principia with walls of ice and freezing mist hanging in the air.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

But at the door of the principia, Percy couldn’t resist turning.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

At the crossroads, in front of the snow-brick principia, a tall, dark- robed figure stood, bound in icy chains.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Figures in Roman armor emerged from the barracks, the principia, the armory, and the canteen, but they weren’t human.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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