synechism

Noun

Meaning

synechism (uncountable)

(philosophy) The tendency to regard things such as space, time, and law as continuous.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

synechology synechological synechist synechistic

Examples

Continua Continuity and synechism are central in Peirce's philosophy: "I did not at first suppose that it was, as I gradually came to find it, the master-Key of philosophy". Source: Internet

Peirce elsewhere argues (1897) that logic's presupposition of fallibilism leads at length to the view that chance and continuity are very real ( tychism and synechism ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

synechiology synechiolysis synechiotomy synechist synechistic synechobactin