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Neurath's boat

Neurath's boat noun: an allegorical boat first described by Otto Neurath meant to illustrate an antifoundationalist conception of knowledge by likening it to a ship which can only be repaired by those already onboard.

Noun

Neurath's boat (plural Neurath's boats)

  1. An allegorical boat first described by Otto Neurath meant to illustrate an antifoundationalist conception of knowledge by likening it to a ship which can only be repaired by those already onboard.

Forms of Neurath's boat

pluralNeurath's boats

Questions about Neurath's boat

What does Neurath's boat mean?
Neurath's boat means an allegorical boat first described by Otto Neurath meant to illustrate an antifoundationalist conception of knowledge by likening it to a ship which can only be repaired by those already onboard.
What part of speech is Neurath's boat?
Neurath's boat is a noun.
What is the plural of Neurath's boat?
The plural of Neurath's boat is Neurath's boats.

Words near Neurath's boat in the dictionary

  1. neurasthenic
  2. neurasthenical
  3. neurasthenically
  4. neurasthenics
  5. Neurath
  6. Neurath's boat
  7. Neurathian
  8. neuration
  9. neurations
  10. neuraxes
  11. neuraxial

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