ur-science
ur-science noun: early, original, or foundational science.
Noun
ur-science (countable and uncountable, plural ur-sciences)
- Early, original, or foundational science
- It would be natural to suppose that it is classical logic (or some near thing) that lays rightful claim on the status of this ur-science.2009, Shahid Rahman, John Symons, Dov M. Gabbay, Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science - Volume 1 - Page 256
- The second key distinction is between praxeology and history, which Mises considers the two ur-sciences of human action (Mises [1949] 1996, 30–32); praxeology studies the theoretical and necessary characteristics of action, while history studies its contingent characteristics and manifestations.2015, Peter J. Boettke, Christopher J. Coyne, The Oxford Handbook of Austrian Economics - Page 19
- Synonyms:
- proto-science
Synonyms of ur-science
Forms of ur-science
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Origin of ur-science
From ur- (“primitive, original”) + science.
Questions about ur-science
- What does ur-science mean?
- Ur-science means early, original, or foundational science.
- What part of speech is ur-science?
- Ur-science is a noun.
- What is the plural of ur-science?
- The plural of ur-science is ur-sciences.
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