English Vocabulary
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eidos
C2
/ˈaɪdɑːs/
the ideal form or essence of something, especially in philosophical contexts
inculcate
C1
/ˈɪnkʌlkeɪt/
to instill an idea or habit by persistent instruction
platonist
C2
/ˈpleɪtənɪst/
a follower or adherent of Plato's philosophy, emphasizing ideal forms and abstract concepts
propound
C1
/prəˈpaʊnd/
to put forward an idea or theory for consideration by others
seer
C1
/ˈsiːɚ/
a person who is able to predict the future or has insight into future events
vera causa
C2+
/ˈvɛrə ˈkɔzə/
a real, independently established cause invoked to explain a phenomenon
metaphysic
C2
/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk/
a system or branch of metaphysical thought
starting-point
B2
/ˈstɑrtɪŋˌpɔɪnt/
the place, time, or idea from which something begins
self-evident
C1
/ˌsɛlfˈɛvɪdənt/
clear or obvious without needing proof
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
monadism
C2+
/ˈmoʊ.nædˌɪz.əm/
the metaphysical doctrine that monads are the ultimate units of reality, especially the theory developed by Leibniz
logico-aesthetic
C2+
/ˌlɑː.dʒɪ.koʊ.esˈθet.ɪk/
involving or judged by both logical coherence and aesthetic qualities such as simplicity, symmetry, or elegance
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
occasionalist
C2+
/əˈkeɪʒənəlɪst/
a supporter of occasionalism, the doctrine that apparent causal interaction between created things occurs only through divine intervention
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
aliorelative
C2+
/ˌeɪ.li.oʊˈrɛl.ə.tɪv/
in logic, a relation that no term bears to itself; an irreflexive relation
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
mistakenness
C2+
/mɪˈsteɪ.kən.nəs/
the state or quality of being mistaken, erroneous, or based on a false belief
logicize
C2+
/ˈlɑdʒɪˌsaɪz/
to make something logical or bring it within the domain of formal logic
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
deteriorationist
C2+
/dɪˌtɪr.i.əˈreɪ.ʃən.ɪst/
A proponent of deteriorationism; one who believes that things tend to grow worse
nonplus
C2+
/ˌnɑnˈplʌs/
be a mystery or bewildering to
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
inartificial
C2+
/ˌɪnɑrtəˈfɪʃəl/
not produced by artifice, convention, or deliberate human design; natural
inhesion
C2+
/ɪnˈhiːʒən/
inherence; the state or act of existing in something as a quality exists in a substance
separability
B2
/ˌsɛpərəˈbɪləti/
the capacity or property of being separated