English Vocabulary
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inexpediency
C2
/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspiː.di.ən.si/
the quality of being unsuitable, unwise, or unlikely to achieve the intended result
substantialize
C2
/səbˈstænʃəˌlaɪz/
to treat an abstraction, relation, or quality as an independently existing substance or thing
relatum
C2
/rɪˈleɪ.təm/
one of the terms or entities that stand in a relation; plural relata
anthropocentrism
C2
/ˌænθrəpoʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/
the belief or tendency to treat human beings, human interests, or human values as central or uniquely important
subsumption
C2
/səbˈsʌmpʃən/
the act or process of including a particular case, concept, or proposition under a broader category or principle
catholicity
C2
/ˌkæθəˈlɪsəti/
the quality of being broad, universal, or inclusive in range or sympathies
foreknowable
C2
/fɔrˈnoʊəbəl/
capable of being known in advance
extensional
C2
/ɪkˈstɛn.ʃən.əl/
in logic and semantics, relating to or determined by the extension of an expression: the objects to which it applies rather than its meaning or intension
aphoristic
C2
/ˌæf.əˈɹɪs.tɪk/
relating to or characterized by a concise statement or principle expressing a general truth; terse and pithy
eidos
C2
/ˈaɪdɑːs/
the ideal form or essence of something, especially in philosophical contexts
platonist
C2
/ˈpleɪtənɪst/
a follower or adherent of Plato's philosophy, emphasizing ideal forms and abstract concepts
metaphysic
C2
/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk/
a system or branch of metaphysical thought
self-evidence
C2
/ˌsɛlfˈɛvɪdəns/
the quality of being evident without proof
phenomenalist
C2
/fəˈnɑmənəlɪst/
a philosopher who treats physical objects as constructions from possible or actual experiences
object-matter
C2
/ˈɑbdʒɛktˌmætər/
the object or material under consideration in an inquiry
atomism
C2
/ˈætəmɪzəm/
the doctrine that matter or reality is composed of discrete, ultimately indivisible units
inexplicability
C2
/ˌɪn.ɪkˌsplɪ.kəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
the quality or state of being impossible or very difficult to explain
inferability
C2
/ɪnˌfɝː.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/
the quality of being capable of being inferred or deduced from available evidence
vitalist
C2
/ˈvaɪtəlɪst/
an adherent of vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be explained entirely by physical and chemical processes
atomist
C2
/ˈætəmɪst/
an adherent of atomism, especially the doctrine that matter or reality consists of indivisible elementary particles
incommensurability
C2
/ˌɪŋkəˌmɛnʃɚəˈbɪləti/
the absence of a common standard by which two things can be measured, compared, or evaluated
colligation
C2
/ˌkɑː.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the act of binding, joining, or connecting things together
berkeleian
C2
/bɑrˈkliən/
relating to George Berkeley or to his philosophy of subjective idealism
predominancy
C2
/prɪˈdɑmənənsi/
the state of having greater power, influence, importance, or quantity than others; predominance
Darapti
C2
in traditional logic, the AAI mood of the third figure: two universal affirmative premises followed by a particular affirmative conclusion, valid only when the middle-term class is assumed to have at least one member
intensional
C2
/ɪnˈten.ʃən.əl/
in logic and semantics, relating to or determined by intension: the meaning, properties, or conditions associated with an expression rather than the objects it denotes
reducibility
C2
/rɪˌduː.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/
the property of being reducible to a simpler, more basic, or formally equivalent form
deducibility
C2
/dɪˌduː.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/
the property of being logically derivable from stated premises, axioms, or other accepted propositions
Eleatic
C2
/ˌɛliˈætɪk/
relating to the ancient Greek philosophical school that held reality to be one, continuous, and unchanging
finalism
C2
/ˈfaɪnəlɪzəm/
the doctrine that natural processes are directed toward ends, purposes, or final causes
interrelatedness
C2
/ˌɪntɚrɪˈleɪtɪdnəs/
the state or quality of being mutually related or connected
teleology
C2
/ˌtɛliˈɑlədʒi/
explanation of phenomena by the ends, purposes, or goals they are said to serve
ascription
C2
/əˈskrɪpʃən/
the act of attributing a quality, cause, statement, or work to a person or thing
occasionalism
C2
/əˈkeɪʒənəˌlɪzəm/
philosophy: the doctrine that created things do not directly cause events but merely provide occasions on which God produces the corresponding effects
representationalism
C2
/ˌɹɛpɹɪzɛnˈteɪʃənəlˌɪzəm/
the use or support of recognizable, realistic subjects in art
supererogatory
C2
/suːpəɹɛˈɹɒɡətəɹi/
more than is needed, desired, or required
impassibility
C2
/ɪmˌpæsəˈbɪləti/
the condition of being incapable of suffering, feeling, or being emotionally affected
simpliciter
C2
/sɪmˈplɪsɪtɚ/
philosophy and law: absolutely or without qualification, rather than only in some respect
differentia
C2
/ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃiə/
a distinguishing feature that separates a species, class, or concept from other members of the same genus
abstractedness
C2
/æbˈstræktɪdnəs/
the state of being absorbed in thought and inattentive to one's surroundings