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conventionalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | convention, conventionality |
| Type of | orthodoxy |
| Has types | conformity, ossification |
Examples of conventionalism
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Conventionalism, as applied to legal philosophy, provides a justification for state coercion.
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It follows that, as he maintained, conventionalism can provide no valid ground for state coercion.
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Another criticism is based on Dworkin's assertion that positivists'claims amount to conventionalism.
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The Tigers'batting order mixes patience with aggressiveness and has quirks sprinkled around conventionalism.
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Reichenbach's conventionalism, applying to space and time, focuses around the idea of coordinative definition.
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He criticized conventionalism because it led to the bizarre consequence that anything can be conventionally denominated by any name.
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Conventionalism was adopted by logical positivists, chiefly AJ Ayer and Carl Hempel, and extended to both mathematics and logic.
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Ms Loebl does not conceal the conventionalism of Junior, the megalomaniac tendencies of Nelson, or the feuds between the brothers in the third generation.
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The position of conventionalism states that there is no fact of the matter as to the geometry of space and time, but that it is decided by convention.
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- Conventionality: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
- Conventionalism is the philosophical attitude that fundamental principles of a certain kind are grounded on (explicit or implicit) agreements in society, rather than on external reality. ...
- Poincare's theory of knowledge, where he said that necessary or a priori knowledge as it is found in mathematics or logic is conventional, being a choice among a number of possibilities and incapable of validation either rationally or empirically.
