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Praxis

As a word, praxis can mean:

The following things are known as Praxis:

  • The Praxis is also a standardized test used in some U.S. States for teachers entering a training program and entering the profession.
  • 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 can be the crux of a form of neo-Marxism said by blogger Gothamimageto be practiced by political operatives working for George W. Bush.
  • Praxis of the 27th Century is an alleged time traveler who maintains a weblog on the internet known as The Weblog of Praxis
  • Bill Laswell's ensemble Praxis.

The following fictional things are known as Praxis:

  • 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.


07-14-2008 23:18:10
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