The reason why we speak of 'classical reception studies' today - rather than, for example, 'classical memory studies' or 'classical heritage studies' -lies in the twofold opportunity of adopting an existing concept in classical studies and the theoretical humanities at once.
Synonyms for Principle: effectual, essential, helpful, instrumental, useful, valuable. belief, certitude, conviction, credence, creed, doctrine, dogma, faith, idea, opinion, philosophy, postulate, tenet, thought, trust, view.
Hypernyms (principle is a kind of...): law; natural law (a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of principle): Tao (the ultimate principle of the universe)