单词 | praecognitum |
释义 | praecognitumn. Now rare. A thing already known; esp. a thing needed or assumed to be known in order to infer or ascertain something else. Frequently in plural: basic assumptions, principles. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical reasoning > [noun] > deductivism or a priori reasoning > a principle or axiom principlea1387 maximc1450 first principle1525 ground1528 principal1545 principium1550 protasis1572 theorem1588 postulate1590 axiom1593 groundsel1604 postulatuma1620 praecognitum1624 datum1646 self-evident1675 philosopheme1678 dictum of all and none1697 dictum of Aristotle1827 prius1882 ground rule1890 posit1900 1624 W. Laud Answere Fishers Relation 33 in Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere That which is praecognitum, foreknowne in Science, must be of such Light, that it must be knowne of and by it selfe alone. 1634 J. Bate Myst. Nature & Art 53 To set down some few Præcognita or Principles (as I may so call them). 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. vii. 302 Either all Knowledge does not depend on certain Praecognita or general Maxims, called Principles; or else [etc.]. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Institutions Physical or Medicinal Institutions are such as teach the necessary Præcognita to the Practice of Medicine, or the Cure of Diseases. 1734 J. Forrester Polite Philos. 16 Having now gone through the Præcognita of Polite Philosophy, it is requisite we should descend with greater particularity into its several branches. 1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions Pref. 16 It would be but lost Labour for any Person unacquainted with these Precognita, to spend any Time in reading this Book. 1849 T. Callaway Diss. Dislocations & Fractures 5 To start with certain præcognita. 1962 F. H. Anderson Francis Bacon 3 The ‘character studies’ which purport to represent his life abound in philosophical, ethical, theological, and political praecognita which he himself would not have found tenable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1624 |
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