| 单词 |
synechism |
| 释义 |
synechism Philos.|ˈsɪnɪkɪz(ə)m|
[f. Gr. συνεχής continuous + -ism: cf. synechia.]
The doctrine that continuity is one of the most important principles in scientific explanation. Hence ˈsynechist, an adherent of this doctrine.
1892C. S. Peirce in Monist II. 534 The tendency to regard continuity, in the sense in which I shall define it, as an idea of prime importance in philosophy may conveniently be termed synechism. 1902J. M. Baldwin Dict. Philos. & Psychol. II. 657/1 The synechist maintains that the only..justification for..entertaining a hypothesis, is that it affords an explanation of the phenomena. 1909W. James Pluralistic Universe 398 Peirce meets this objection by combining his tychism with an express doctrine of ‘synechism’ or continuity. 1937Mind XLVI. 394 Book i sets forth the doctrines of Tychism, Synechism, and Agapism: that is to say, it attempts to explain the universe by the use of Pure Chance, Continuity, and psychological categories. 1976Internat. Philos. Q. XVI. 228 This difficulty is also found in Peirce's notions of tychism and synechism. |
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