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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

content, cognitive content, mental object go
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain go
the content of a particular field of knowledge

study, discipline, field, subject, subject area, subject field, field of study, bailiwick go
a branch of knowledge

humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts go
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

philosophy go
the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

ethics, moral philosophy
the philosophical study of moral values and rules

noun.cognition

4 Subcategories

bioethics go
the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences
casuistry go
moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
eudemonism, endaemonism go
an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason
hedonism go
an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good