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presupposition
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[ noun ] (psychology) the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
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[ noun ] an assumption that is taken for granted
Synonyms Used in print (John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)Underlying these conceptions of mimesis are certain presuppositions concerning the nature of primary human experience which require some exposition before the main argument can proceed . Whitehead is here questioning David_Hume 's understanding of the nature of experience ; he is questioning , also , every epistemology which stems from Hume 's presupposition that experience is merely sense_data in abstraction from causal efficacy , and that causal efficacy is something intellectually imputed to the world , not directly perceived . Related terms |
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