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serialism|ˈsɪərɪəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. serial a. + -ism: cf. next.]
1. The name given by J. W. Dunne (1875–1949) to a theory of the serial nature of time, which he evolved to account for the phenomenon of precognition, esp. in dreams (see quots.).
1927J. W. Dunne Exper. with Time xxi. 153 The serialism of the fields of presentation. Ibid. xxvi. 206 Serialism as a theory of the Universe. 1934Discovery Aug. 239/1 His theory that in dreams the dreamer appears sometimes to move out of one dimension of time into another. Serialism, as Mr. Dunne terms his main principle, is a fascinating idea. 1937Mind XLVI. 165 The novelty of Serialism lies in this: in a Serial Universe it is permissible to rotate the geometrically mapped-out axis of a time-dimension (T2) until its divisions coincide with those of a time (T1) one dimension lower. 1974Country Life 7 Feb. 233/1 J. W. Dunne's theory of Serialism..that we may discover the future in our dreams.
2. A belief or assumption that every process takes place in a regular succession.
1943C. S. Lewis Abolition of Man iii. 39 Such a reply springs from the fatal serialism of the modern imagination—the image of infinite unilinear progression which so haunts our minds... We tend to think of every process as if it must be like the numeral series.
3. Mus. The practice or principles of serial composition.
1958[see atonal a.]. 1967Spectator 18 Aug. 200/1 If we are to assume that atonality refers to the idiom characterising Schoenberg's works prior to his adoption of serialism..then Penderecki's Passion..does not come into this category. 1977P. Johnson Enemies of Society xvii. 228 Serialism does not provide a workable order, at least for most listeners, because the structure is mathematical rather than aural. |