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Synonyms for antinomy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : an-tin-uh-mee
Phonetic Transcription : ænˈtɪn ə mi

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Définition of antinomy

Origin :
  • 1590s, "contradiction in the laws," from Latin antinomia, from Greek antinomia "ambiguity in the law," from anti- "against" (see anti-) + nomos "law" (see numismatics). As a term in logic, from 1802 (Kant).
  • As in opposition : noun obstruction, antagonism
  • As in polarity : noun opposition
Example sentences :
  • But the antinomy is so familiar as to be scarcely observed by us.
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • The antinomy will be resolved in the latter part of the chapter.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
  • The reader will observe in this antinomy a very remarkable contrast.
  • Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant
  • Besides, we have already discussed this subject in the antinomy of pure reason.
  • Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant
  • Hence it is exposed to no danger of an antinomy of its own or to a conflict of its principles.
  • Extract from : « Kant's Critique of Judgement » by Immanuel Kant
  • This type of argument is, in modern times, called "antinomy."
  • Extract from : « A Critical History of Greek Philosophy » by W. T. Stace
  • The solution of the antinomy is that neither alternative is true.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 » by Various
  • He copies all that he can use of Kant's antinomy and throws the rest away.
  • Extract from : « Landmarks of Scientific Socialism » by Friedrich Engels
  • The condition of reason in these dialectical arguments, I shall term the antinomy of pure reason.
  • Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant
  • Transcendental antithetic is an investigation into the antinomy of pure reason, its causes and result.
  • Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant

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