单词 | alogic |
释义 | alogicn. Chiefly Philosophy and Psychology. Absence of logic; the quality or fact of not being influenced or determined by logic or rationality. Usually in neutral rather than pejorative sense: cf. illogic n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [noun] inconsequence1588 flashness1604 illogicalness1657 illogicality1830 unlogic1843 illogic1856 non-consequence1856 alogism1866 alogicality1907 alogic1935 1935 Jrnl. Philos. 32 438 The modest piecemeal method of science..flirting even with Weltanschauungsphilosophie, alogic, and mysticism. 1939 Mind 48 437 Hume..was committed to a very extensive alogic (I don't say illogic) in his philosophy. 1977 Georgia Rev. 31 60 The strange logic or alogic of the relation of parasite and host. 2002 G. G. Wickens Thomas Hardy, Monism & Carnival Trad. 219 Commenting on Hardy's novels.., J. Hillis Miller identifies the alogic of their plots. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). alogicadj.ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > inconsiderate alogic1656 thoughtless1794 inconsiderate1842 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Alogick (alogicus) unreasonable, inconsiderate. 2. That does not follow logic; contrary to logic; illogical. ΚΠ 1881 W. Affleck tr. H. Martensen Christian Ethics: Special Pt. I. xvi. 42 The natural inclinations, or the irrational (alogic [Ger. alogische]) part of our being, is gradually brought under the dominion of the rational part. 1934 Mod. Lang. Notes 49 296 To the subjective passion of the girl..corresponds the non-rational expression: alogic, asyndetic and polysyndetic in turn. 2003 D. Deme Christology of Anselm of Canterbury i. 6 God is not alogic, and in his awakening of faith he does not always make us believe in opposition to what we usually think as possible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1935adj.1656 |
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