governing+principle
11principle — noun 1》 a fundamental truth or proposition serving as the foundation for belief or action. ↘a rule or belief governing one s personal behaviour. ↘morally correct behaviour and attitudes: a man of principle. 2》 a general scientific theorem …
12pleasure-pain principle — noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality • Syn: ↑pleasure principle, ↑pleasure unpleasure principle • Ant: ↑reality principle (for: ↑ …
13pleasure-unpleasure principle — noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality • Syn: ↑pleasure principle, ↑pleasure pain principle • Ant: ↑reality principle (for: ↑ …
14pleasure principle — noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality • Syn: ↑pleasure pain principle, ↑pleasure unpleasure principle • Ant: ↑reality principle •… …
15Reality principle — The reality principle is a psychoanalytic concept originated by Sigmund Freud that compels one to defer instant gratification when necessary because of the obstacles of reality. It is the governing principle of the ego and stands in opposition to …
16reality principle — noun (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego; the principle that as a child grows it becomes aware of the real environment and the need to accommodate to it • Ant: ↑pleasure principle • Topics: ↑psychoanalysis, ↑analysis, ↑depth… …
17Bitter principle — Principle Prin ci*ple, n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, cipis. See {Prince}.] 1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A source, or… …
18charity, principle of — Principle especially highlighted by Davidson as governing the interpretation of others. In various versions it constrains the interpreter to maximize the truth or rationality in the subject s sayings. For Davidson it follows that there is no… …
19Superposition principle — In physics and systems theory, the superposition principle, also known as superposition property, states that, for all linear systems,: The net response at a given place and time caused by two or more stimuli is the sum of the responses which… …
20Anthropic principle — In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason that it explains… …
