goclenian sorites
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Sorites — So*ri tes, n. [L., from Gr. swrei ths (sc. syllogismo s), properly, heaped up (hence, a heap of syllogisms), fr. swro s a heap.] (Logic) An abridged form of stating of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate of each… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sorites — səˈrīd.(ˌ)ēz noun (plural sorites “) Etymology: Latin, from Greek sōritēs, sōreitēs, from sōros heap more at sorus 1. : an abridged form of stating a series of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate of each one that … Useful english dictionary
Goclenian — Goclenian, a. Logic. (gəʊˈkliːnɪən) [f. Goclenius (see below) + an.] Epithet of a variety of the Sorites first formulated by Rudolf Goclenius (1547–1628), otherwise called the descending sorites, opposed to the Aristotelian or ascending sorites.… … Useful english dictionary
progressive sorites — noun : a sorites arranged so that the predicate of each proposition that precedes forms the subject of each one that follows and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last proposition compare… … Useful english dictionary
Destructive sorities — Sorites So*ri tes, n. [L., from Gr. swrei ths (sc. syllogismo s), properly, heaped up (hence, a heap of syllogisms), fr. swro s a heap.] (Logic) An abridged form of stating of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dilemma — Synonyms and related words: Aristotelian sorites, Goclenian sorites, Gordian knot, Scylla and Charybdis, baffle, bafflement, bewilderment, bind, bother, box, catch 22, categorical syllogism, choice of Hercules, confoundment, confusion, corner,… … Moby Thesaurus
figure — Synonyms and related words: Aristotelian sorites, Establishment, Goclenian sorites, Platonic body, Platonic form, Platonic idea, VIP, accept, acclaim, acknowledge, act, acute angled triangle, add, adornment, adumbrate, advert to, aesthetic form,… … Moby Thesaurus
mode — Synonyms and related words: Aeolian mode, Aristotelian sorites, Dorian mode, Goclenian sorites, Greek modes, Hindu mode, Indian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, MO, Phrygian mode, Platonic form, Platonic idea, SOP, aesthetic form, affectation,… … Moby Thesaurus
mood — Synonyms and related words: Aristotelian sorites, Goclenian sorites, action, affection, air, anagnorisis, angle, architectonics, architecture, argument, atmosphere, attitude, aura, background, catastrophe, categorical syllogism, character,… … Moby Thesaurus
paralogism — Synonyms and related words: Aristotelian sorites, Goclenian sorites, argument, argument by analogy, argumentum ad baculum, argumentum ad captandum, argumentum ad hominem, bad case, begging the question, categorical syllogism, circular argument,… … Moby Thesaurus
