Megaricadj.n.

Brit.

/mᵻˈɡarɪk/, U.S.

/məˈɡɛrɪk/

Forms: 1600s Megarick, 1700s– Megaric.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Μεγαρικός.

Etymology: < ancient Greek Μεγαρικός belonging to Megara, philosopher of the Megarian school < Μέγαρα (see Megarian n. and adj.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare classical Latin Megaricus , adjective and noun. Compare earlier Megarian n. and adj.

Ancient Greek Philosophy.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or belonging to the ancient Greek school of philosophy and logic founded c400 b.c. by Euclides of Megara. Cf. Megarian adj. 1 and Stoic-Megaric at stoic n. and adj. Compounds.

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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of Megarian philosophy

Megarian1603

Megaric1656

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. iv. 27 Euclid (instituter of the Megarick Sect).

1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §312 In consequence of that Megaric doctrine, we can have no sense but while we actually exert it.

1845 G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos., Anc. II. 7 The Megaric doctrine is therefore the Eleatic doctrine, with an Ethical tendency borrowed from Socrates.

1946 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 7 159 To abstract is to ignore; to ignore is to abstract. These reflections are not different from those of some Megaric and Stoic philosophers.

1995 Oxf. Compan. Philos. 547/1 In ancient times, ‘Megaric’ was applied only to the school founded by Euclides of Megara in Greece. Much modern scholarship perversely applies the term to others too.

B. n.

A philosopher of the Megaric school. Cf. Megarian n.

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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > adherent of Megarian philosophy

Megarian1656

Megaric1867

1867 G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos., Anc. (ed. 3) I. 175 The Megarics.

1915 J. Hastings Encycl. Relig. VIII. 523/1 Since the time of Plato's Sophist, the old term has been revived as a name for thinkers of the class known later as Megarics.

1995 Oxf. Compan. Philos. 547/1 The Megarics scorned analogical reasoning.., modalities.., and predication... So how could wisdom, God, and intellect all be, as the Megarics insisted, good? Simple: they were ‘one thing, with many names’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megaric
释义	Megaricadj.n. Brit. /mᵻˈɡarɪk/, U.S. /məˈɡɛrɪk/ Forms: 1600s Megarick, 1700s– Megaric. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Μεγαρικός. Etymology: < ancient Greek Μεγαρικός belonging to Megara, philosopher of the Megarian school < Μέγαρα (see Megarian n. and adj.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare classical Latin Megaricus , adjective and noun. Compare earlier Megarian n. and adj. Ancient Greek Philosophy. A. adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to the ancient Greek school of philosophy and logic founded c400 b.c. by Euclides of Megara. Cf. Megarian adj. 1 and Stoic-Megaric at stoic n. and adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of Megarian philosophy Megarian1603 Megaric1656 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. iv. 27 Euclid (instituter of the Megarick Sect). 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §312 In consequence of that Megaric doctrine, we can have no sense but while we actually exert it. 1845 G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos., Anc. II. 7 The Megaric doctrine is therefore the Eleatic doctrine, with an Ethical tendency borrowed from Socrates. 1946 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 7 159 To abstract is to ignore; to ignore is to abstract. These reflections are not different from those of some Megaric and Stoic philosophers. 1995 Oxf. Compan. Philos. 547/1 In ancient times, ‘Megaric’ was applied only to the school founded by Euclides of Megara in Greece. Much modern scholarship perversely applies the term to others too. B. n. A philosopher of the Megaric school. Cf. Megarian n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > adherent of Megarian philosophy Megarian1656 Megaric1867 1867 G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos., Anc. (ed. 3) I. 175 The Megarics. 1915 J. Hastings Encycl. Relig. VIII. 523/1 Since the time of Plato's Sophist, the old term has been revived as a name for thinkers of the class known later as Megarics. 1995 Oxf. Compan. Philos. 547/1 The Megarics scorned analogical reasoning.., modalities.., and predication... So how could wisdom, God, and intellect all be, as the Megarics insisted, good? Simple: they were ‘one thing, with many names’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1656
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