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Anarchist Encyclopedia: Logomachy
Logomachy is a quarrel, a dispute of words, that is to say over words. It is, in equivocation, a pointless exchange of misleading statements that do not illuminate the questions debated or enrich the mind. This style of psittacism is much more frequent than is generally thought, and Proudhon rightly accused philosophy of being “often only a logomachy”. […]
Anarchist Encyclopedia: Imputation
Indictment, well-founded or not. Attribution of blameworthy acts. Quite often the imputation is only a calumny (see that word). How many people, through envy, resentment or hatred, have sent their fellows to prison, even to the penal colony, through imputations entirely animated by the aim of vengeance or harmfulness. How many persons are still commonly given to imputations against those who surround them, sometimes bringing about tragic outcomes… […]
Anarchist Encyclopedia: Impunity
Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia IMPUNITÉ n. f. Absence de punition. Un fait à remarquer dans notre Société codifiée de toutes manières, c’est qu’alors que les révolutionnaires sont impitoyablement traqués par tous les gouvernements, les […]
Anarchist Encyclopedia: Impulsive
IMPULSIVE adj. Giving or producing impetus (for example: the impulsive force of gunpowder.) Acting without reflection, yielding to the impressions of the moment. In general, we call impulsive those who are quick-tempered, who get worked up over trifles, who see red as soon as something impedes them, who, in discussion, will use violence in place of arguments. The opposite of the impulsive being is the level-headed being, the one who knows how, in every circumstance, to maintain their composure. […]
Anarchist Encyclopedia: Vegetarian
Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] VÉGÉTARIEN n. m. De l’adjectif latin vegetus qui signifie végéter, dont on a fait le synonyme de vigoureux en raison de ce que le mot […]
Anarchist Encyclopedia: Inconsistency
Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] INCONSISTANCE n. f. Manque de stabilité, de solidité. En gastronomie, l’inconsistance d’un plat, celle d’une opinion en sociologie ou en politique. En physique, absence de […]
Anarchist Encyclopedia: Indefinite
Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] INDÉFINI adj., accidentellement subs. (du latin indefinitus) Qui n’est pas délimité, soit dans l’absolu, soit au regard de nos connaissances. L’humanité nous paraît susceptible d’un […]
Anarchist Encyclopedia: Injustice
Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] INJUSTICE n. f. du latin injustitia. Manque de justice, d’équité. Abhorrer l’injustice. Se dit aussi d’un acte d’injustice : il a fait une grande injustice. […]