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v. t. e. Meritocracy ( merit, from Latin mereō, and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος kratos 'strength, power') is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth, social class, [ 1] or race. Advancement in such a system is based ...
Arete ( Ancient Greek: ἀρετή, romanized : aretḗ) is a concept in ancient Greek thought that, in its most basic sense, refers to "excellence" of any kind [1] —especially a person or thing's "full realization of potential or inherent function." [2] The term may also refer to excellence in " moral virtue ." [1]
A democracy is a political system, or a system of decision-making within an institution, organization, or state, in which members have a share of power. [2] Modern democracies are characterized by two capabilities of their citizens that differentiate them fundamentally from earlier forms of government: to intervene in society and have their ...
The Allegory On the Writing of History shows Truth (top) watching the historian write history, while advised by Wisdom. (Jacob de Wit,1754) Historiography is the study of the methods used by historians in developing history as an academic discipline, and by extension, the term historiography is any body of historical work on a particular ...
The history of writing traces the development of writing systems [ 1] and how their use transformed and was transformed by different societies. The use of writing prefigures various social and psychological consequences associated with literacy and literary culture. With each historical invention of writing, true writing systems were preceded ...
The Historical Thesaurus of English ( HTE) is the largest thesaurus in the world. It is called a historical thesaurus as it arranges the whole vocabulary of English, from the earliest written records in Old English to the present, according to the first documented occurrence of a word in the entire history of the English language.
In art, appropriation is the use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them. [ 1 ] The use of appropriation has played a significant role in the history of the arts ( literary, visual, musical and performing arts ). In the visual arts, "to appropriate" means to properly adopt, borrow, recycle or sample ...
An Evergreen Protective Association volunteer recording an oral history at Greater Rosemont History Day. Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about people, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews. These interviews are conducted with people ...