Biodynamic agriculture is based on anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, which postulates the existence of a spiritual world.
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Postulates
Synonyms for "postulates" (220 found)
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conceiveconjecturecontendcoredatadatumdemanddemonstrable factdictatedictumdoctrineelixirempirical factenunciateessenceessentialestablished factexactexordiumfact
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fact of experiencefirst principlesflowerfocusforewordformulafoundationfront matterfrontispiecefundamentalgistgiven factgolden rulegravamengroundguessguessworkhard facthearthypostasishypothecatehypothesishypothesis ad hochypothesizeindisputable factinescapable factinferenceinner essenceinnovationintroduceintroductionkernellaunchlawlay beforelay downleaplemmamajor premisemake a motionmarrowmatter of fact
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meatminor premisemootmovenaked factnecessitatenitty grittynot guessworknot opinionnubnucleusnuts and boltsoffer a resolutionopen upoverturephilosophemephilosophical propositionpithplainpose
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positpositionpositive factpostulationpostulatumpreamblepredicateprefacepreferprefixprefixturepreliminarypreludepresumptionpresupposalpresupposepresuppositionprincipiumprincipleproemprolegomenaprolegomenonprolepsisprologueproposepropositionpropositional functionpropoundprotasisprovable factput forthput forwardput it toquidquiddityquintessencereasoningrecommendrequisitionrulesalient factsapsayself-evident factself-evident truthset beforeset forthset of postulatessettled principlesignificant factsimple factsober factsolicitsoulspeculatespiritstartstatementstubborn factstuffsubmitsubstancesuggestsumptionsupposalsupposesupposingsuppositionsurmisethe casethe nitty-grittytheoremthesistruismtruthtruth tabletruth-functiontruth-valueundeniable factuniversal truthversevoluntarywell-known factworking hypothesis
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I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness.
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