- Whiggishness
- Whiggˈism, Whiggˈery, Whiggˈishness or Whigˈship nounWhig principles• • •Main Entry: ↑Whig
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Whiggishness
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Whig history — or Whiggish historiography presents the past as an inevitable progression towards ever greater liberty and enlightenment, culminating in modern forms of liberal democracy and constitutional monarchy. In general, Whig historians stress the rise of … Wikipedia
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Whiggery — may mean:* Whiggism, support for the principles of the British Whig Party of the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century * Whiggishness, a more cosmic attitude on progress, liberalism, and the arrow of time in history … Wikipedia
Whiggish — Whiggishly, adv. Whiggishness, n. /hwig ish, wig /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Whigs or Whiggism. 2. inclined to Whiggism. [1670 80; WHIG + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
Whewell’s philosophy of science and ethics — Struan Jacobs ON SCIENCE Introduction Among the most prodigious of English minds of the nineteenth century, William Whewell (1794–1866) was at various times, and among other things, philosopher, intellectual historian, scientist, educationist,… … History of philosophy
Whiggish — /ˈwɪgɪʃ/ (say wigish) adjective characteristic of a Whig, especially having reformist or liberal political opinions. {Whig + g + ish1} –Whiggishly, adverb –Whiggishness, noun …
