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nonaristotelian

nonaristotelian is the alternative spelling of non-Aristotelian.

Meaning of non-Aristotelian

Adjective

non-Aristotelian (not comparable)

  1. (general) Not unduly beholden to Aristotelian tendencies of thought (Aristotelianism), although respectful of them and aiming to extend beyond them (to stand on the shoulders of giants).
    • Again, it is necessary to stress that non-aristotelian does not mean anti-aristotelian, just as non-newtonian physics is not anti-newtonian physics. […] Given these revolutions in science and mathematics, Korzybski reasoned that it was long past time for a revolution in reason itself, time for a...2023, Lance Strate, “Preface to the Sixth Edition, 2023”, in Alfred Korzybski, Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics, 6th edition, Institute of General...
    Antonyms:
    Aristotelian
  2. Whose dramaturgical structure departs from the features of classical tragedy in favour of the features of the epic.
    Antonyms:
    Aristotelian

Origin of nonaristotelian

From non- + Aristotelian.

Questions about nonaristotelian

What is nonaristotelian the alternative spelling of?
Nonaristotelian is the alternative spelling of non-Aristotelian.

Words near nonaristotelian in the dictionary

  1. nonarguments
  2. nonarid
  3. nonaristocrat
  4. nonaristocratic
  5. nonaristocrats
  6. nonaristotelian
  7. nonarithmetic
  8. nonarithmetical
  9. nonarmament
  10. nonarmaments
  11. nonarmed

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