withholding assent
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Withholding — Withhold With*hold , v. t. [imp. {Withheld}; p. p. {Withheld}, Obs. or Archaic {Withholden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Withholding}.] [With again, against, back + hold.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Royal Assent — The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of lawmaking by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. While the power to withhold Royal Assent was once exercised often,… … Wikipedia
Royal Assent (Ireland) — The granting, reserving or withholding of the Royal Assent was one of the key roles, and potentially one of the key powers, possessed by the Governor General of the Irish Free State. Until it was granted, no bill passed by the Oireachtas… … Wikipedia
Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… … History of philosophy
ἀσυγκαταθέτως — ἀσυγκατάθετος withholding assent adverbial ἀσυγκατάθετος withholding assent masc/fem acc pl (doric) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
Implicit and explicit atheism — Implicit atheism and explicit atheism are subcategories of atheism coined by George H. Smith (1979, p.13 18). Implicit atheism is defined by Smith as the absence of theistic belief without a conscious rejection of it (i.e., those who have not… … Wikipedia
dissenting — I adjective arguing, argumentative, at cross purposes, at issue, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, caviling, clashing, conflicting, conflictive, conflictory, contentious, contradicting, controverting, debating, declining to agree, demurring,… … Law dictionary
Glossary of Stoic terms — This is a glossary of terms which are commonly found in Stoic philosophy. A;adiaphora: ἀδιάφορα: indifferent things, neither good nor bad.;agathos: ἀγαθὸς: good, proper object of desire.;anthrôpos: ἄνθρωπος: human being, used by Epictetus to… … Wikipedia
Carneades — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Ancient philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Carneades, Roman copy after the sit statue exhibited on the agora of Athens, ca. 150 BC, Glyptothek name = Carneades birth = ca. 214 BC,… … Wikipedia
SKEPTICS — name given to certain philosophers who doubt the adequacy of the senses and REASON to furnish reliable knowledge about the NATURE of things. They advocate withholding assent and the suspension of judgment … Concise dictionary of Religion
