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Alienation Effect or A-effect

The common translation of the German expression Verfremdungseffekt or V-Effekt (alienation effect) is a term used by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) to denote the intentional effect of dispelling the realistic illusion of the dramatic illusion of a dramatic work. The...

Aliquid Stat Pro Aliquo

A Latin expression meaning "something that stands in place of something else". From ancient times to the present day, the function of one thing standing in place of something else has been accepted as an essential characteristic of the sign. A respectful formulation...

Alterity

From Latin 'alter' - another. Alterity, difference, difference; having the status or ability to be different and unassimilable by any representation system. Usually the alterity means what is different from a dominant point of view and has thus been (and probably...

Ambiguity

Openness to many interpretations, some of which might even contradict each other; whenever a word or phrase has multiple meanings and they can be confused.

Ampliative/Explicative

Ampliative is a definition used by Charles S. Peirce to identify those forms of thinking that aim to increase our knowledge (adding something really new to the accumulations of what is already known). Explicative is such reasoning that includes explanation -...



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