Praxis
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As a word, praxis can mean:
- Praxis is a Latinate English noun, referring to the process of putting theoretical knowledge into practice.
- Praxis is a term in Eastern Orthodox theology, referring to the practice of faith, especially worship.
- The Praxis is also a standardized test used in some U.S. States for teachers entering a training program and entering the profession.
- Praxis Interactive Technologies is a Mumbai, India-based organization that provides offshore product development and maintenance services to clients globally. Visit http://www.PraxisTechnologies.net for more information.
- Praxis is a Tempe, Arizona church affiliated with the Acts 29 network http://www.acts29network.org/index.html
- Praxis is a DIY retail chain in the Netherlands; it is part of Vendex KBB.
- Praxis is also the name of a Bill Laswell band/project.
- Praxis is also the name of an Academic Project in Universidad del Valle de Mexico.
- Praxis is a novel by Fay Weldon.
- Praxis is also the name of architect's Agustín Hernandez masterpiece building in Tecamachalco, Mexico.
- Praxis Care Group is a registered charity helping adults and children with: learning disabilities, mental ill health, acquired brain injury. Additionally it provides care for the elderly.[link]
- Praxis (label) is a record label specializing in the breakcore genre.
- Praxis is used by Marxists to refer to the unity of theory and Practice in agency and their relationship.
- Praxis is a software engineering methodology created in the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
- [Praxis Software Solutions] is US software company.
- [Praxis High Integrity Systems] (formerly Praxis Critical Systems) is a small British software house based in Bath that that focuses on complex, custom systems that need to be highly reliable. Such mission-critical systems are used to control military systems, industrial processes, and financial applications, among other things.
- The Praxis is the title of a novel by Walter Jon Williams, part of the Dread Empire's Fall series.
- Praxis is an alchemical treatise by Isaac Newton.
- Praxis school refers to the philosophical school of thought as formulated and promoted by a group of Yugoslav marxist philosophers in the 1960's and 1970's.
- PRAXIS is a Cancer Registration System used by several UK Cancer Registries
- In the Star Trek universe, Praxis is a moon of the planet Qo'noS.
- In Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, Praxis is the name of a benevolent transnational corporation that helps the Martian colonists achieve independence. The corporation was first introduced in Green Mars, the second novel, and continues to play a major role in Blue Mars, the final book.
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