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factiality

factiality noun: in the philosophy of Quentin Meillassoux, the principle that things could be other than they are — we can imagine reality as being fundamentally different even if we never know such a reality — part of a critique of correlationism.

Noun

factiality (uncountable)

  1. In the philosophy of Quentin Meillassoux, the principle that things could be other than they are — we can imagine reality as being fundamentally different even if we never know such a reality — part of a critique of correlationism.

Questions about factiality

What does factiality mean?
Factiality means in the philosophy of Quentin Meillassoux, the principle that things could be other than they are — we can imagine reality as being fundamentally different even if we never know such a reality — part of a critique of correlationism.
What part of speech is factiality?
Factiality is a noun.

Words near factiality in the dictionary

  1. factful
  2. factfulness
  3. facthood
  4. facthoods
  5. factial
  6. factiality
  7. factic
  8. factical
  9. factically
  10. factice
  11. factices

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