Unknown Words Flashcards
Pedagogy
Method and practice of teaching
Presuppositions
Assumed beforehand
Supersedence
Noun
The act of superseding replacement of an older thing by a newer
Conscientizaçdo
Refers to learning to perceive social, political, and economic contradictions, and to take action against the oppressive elements of reality.
Denunciation
Public condemnation of someone or something
Sectarianism
Attachment to a sect or party
Dogmatically
Inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true
Axiological
Theory of value
Bureaucracy
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather then by elected representatives.
Anthropology
Relating to the study of humankind
Anthropocentric
Regarding humankind as the central it most important element of existence especially as opposed to god or animals
Ontological
Relating to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being
Cynicism
An an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self interest
Emancipation
The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
Praxis
Practice, as distinguished from theory
Accepted practice or custom