Autology

//ɔːˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ//

Synonyms for "autology" (2 found)

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If only the discoverer of autology (self-knowledge) had said, "Let all drugs alone, even Detoxyl, eat simple, nutritious food, sleep and play and work in the open air, and don't worry — then acids and poisons will not accumulate in your system, you will have a high vitality and resisting power, disease and pestilence will pass you by.

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The distinction between anthropology and autology is fundamental and one that separates the "modern" from the traditional. The central question of anthropology is. What is man ?; that of autology. Who am I ?

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...from that of traditional thinkers, namely, "What or who am I ?" I will call the second formulation the autological question, so that we have in traditional thinking autology in place of anthropology.

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According to Huxley, the illustration of the doctrine of the self belongs to “autology rather than psychology".

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