Antonyms for presupposition
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pree-suh-pohz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri səˈpoʊz |
Definition of presupposition
Origin :- 1530s, from Middle French présupposition and directly from Medieval Latin praesuppositionem (nominative praesuppositio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praesupponere, from prae "before" (see pre-) + suppositio (see suppose).
- noun assumption
- His own will is presupposition for being hypnotized and for realizing the suggestion.
- Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
- Consciousness is the presupposition for the existence of the psychical objects.
- Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
- Uniformity of law is the condition and presupposition of all our thinking.
- Extract from : « Practical Ethics » by William DeWitt Hyde
- This is the presupposition which we must explain and make good.
- Extract from : « Studies in Logical Theory » by John Dewey
- This presupposition is not stated, and is not implied in the form of the syllogism.
- Extract from : « Studies in the History and Method of Science » by Various
- The presupposition is really a condition of geometrical thinking at all.
- Extract from : « Kant's Theory of Knowledge » by Harold Arthur Prichard
- His problem is to discover the presupposition of this presupposition.
- Extract from : « Kant's Theory of Knowledge » by Harold Arthur Prichard
- Kant's doctrine, however, does not conform to this presupposition.
- Extract from : « Kant's Theory of Knowledge » by Harold Arthur Prichard
- On the life of the family, then, as a presupposition, all systems of Education must be built.
- Extract from : « Pedagogics as a System » by Karl Rosenkranz
- For the critic cannot enlighten or satisfy the masses with his presupposition, Man.
- Extract from : « The Ego and His Own » by Max Stirner
Synonyms for presupposition
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