socratic
So·crat·ic, [suh-krat-ik]
adjective: of or pertaining to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.

empirical
em·pir·i·cal, [em-pir-i-kuhl]
adjective: provable or verifiable by experience or experiment.

pantheism
pan·the·ism, [pan-thee-iz-uhm]
noun: Any religious belief or philosophical doctrine that identifies God with the universe. In other words, the universe is God.

canard
ca·nard, [kəˈnär(d)]
Noun: An unfounded rumor or story.

progressive
pro·gres·sive, [prəˈgresiv]
Noun: A person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.

antipode
an·ti·pode, [an-ti-pohd]
Noun: a direct or exact opposite.

epistemology
e·pis·te·mol·o·gy, [ih-pis-tuh-mol-uh-jee]
noun: A branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.