presupposition

Noun

Meaning

The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.

That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

assumption conjecture lemma position ground view basis condition belief theorem opinion hypothesis conclusion feeling acceptance
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Antonyms

fact proof calculate convenience certainty truth
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Hypernyms

supposition supposal

Examples

Everything turns on mastering the gap between the presupposition (that must be rejected) of a being of the one and the thesis of its 'there is. Alain Badiou

The resistance of policy-makers to intelligence is not just founded on an ideological presupposition. They distrust intelligence sources and intelligence officials because they don't understand what the real problems are. Aldrich Ames

The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem. James Mark Baldwin

Another dialectical resolution of disagreement is by denying a presupposition of the contending thesis and antithesis; thereby, proceeding to sublation (transcendence) to synthesis, a third thesis. Source: Internet

In fact, if we consider evidence rather than presupposition, remembering appears to be far more decisively an affair of construction rather than one of mere reproduction." Source: Internet

To study NT theology and ethics and leave Jesus out of the equation, or relegate him and his teaching to a presupposition for or addendum to NT thought is a huge mistake, and we strove to avoid that mistake in these volumes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

presupposedness presupposer presupposingly presuppositional presuppositional apologetics presuppositionalism