prelogicaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpriːˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S.

/priˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: pre- prefix, logical adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + logical adj. In use in anthropology after French prélogique ( L. Lévy-Bruhl Les fonctions mentales dans les sociétés inférieures (1910) iii. 111, 113, as adjective and noun respectively).

A. adj.

Preceding or prior to the development of logic or logical reasoning; (Physical Anthropology) designating ways of thought based on myth, magic, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > [adjective] > pre- or post-analytical

prelogical1880

pre-analytic1887

pre-analytical1910

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > specific types or forms of

lowa1387

primitive1838

pre-revolution1860

metronymic1868

pre-feudal1870

prelogical1880

polyzoic1886

pre-agricultural1898

pre-civil1902

pre-feudalic1907

subcultural1909

protocultural1920

pre-independencea1922

apparented1934

sensate1937

patrimonial1946

non-literate1948

inner-directed1950

underground1953

pop-cultural1963

technopolitan1965

1880 Mind 5 337 These forms appear to be naturally determined by the ordinary needs of mankind, and the ordinary pre-logical modes of expressing those needs.

1893 C. S. Peirce Coll. Papers (1933) IV. i. iv. 62 The whole of the theory of numbers belongs to logic; or rather, it would do so, were it not, as pure mathematics, prelogical, that is, even more abstract than logic.

1920 W. McDougall Group Mind iv. 105 It is not true, then, that we are logical individuals, while savages are wholly prelogical.

1967 C. L. Markmann tr. F. Fanon Black Skin, White Masks (1968) vi. 159 The prelogical thought of the phobic has decided that such is the case.

1975 P. Rivière tr. L. Levy-Bruhl Notebks. on Primitive Mentality iii. 47 As to the 'pre-logical' character of the primitive mentality, I have already watered my wine for twenty-five years; the results which I have just reached concerning these facts make this development final, by making me abandon a badly founded hypothesis.

2000 B. B. Whaley Explaining Illness viii. 197 Their data yielded three primary illness conceptualizations, which Bibace and Walsh (1981) suggested align with the three stages of cognitive development of Piaget—prelogical, concrete logical, and formal logical.

B. n.

Physical Anthropology. With the. Prelogical attitudes; the prelogical mentality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > [noun] > prelogic

prelogic1914

prelogical1926

palaeologic1956

1926 L. A. Clare tr. L. Lévy-Bruhl How Natives Think iii. 106 In the mentality of primitive peoples, the logical and prelogical are not arranged in layers and separated from each other like oil and water in a glass.

1959 Spectator 11 Sept. 339/3 If we seek the pre-logical and oppose the march of intellect, we are the enemies of science..and the worshippers of myth.

2001 D. Z. Phillips Relig. & Hermeneutics of Contemplation x. 257 Its very complexity was a major obstacle to his going further in elucidating what ‘the mixture’ of the logical and the prelogical involved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prelogical
释义	prelogicaladj.n. Brit. /ˌpriːˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /priˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: pre- prefix, logical adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + logical adj. In use in anthropology after French prélogique ( L. Lévy-Bruhl Les fonctions mentales dans les sociétés inférieures (1910) iii. 111, 113, as adjective and noun respectively). A. adj. Preceding or prior to the development of logic or logical reasoning; (Physical Anthropology) designating ways of thought based on myth, magic, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > [adjective] > pre- or post-analytical prelogical1880 pre-analytic1887 pre-analytical1910 society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > specific types or forms of lowa1387 primitive1838 pre-revolution1860 metronymic1868 pre-feudal1870 prelogical1880 polyzoic1886 pre-agricultural1898 pre-civil1902 pre-feudalic1907 subcultural1909 protocultural1920 pre-independencea1922 apparented1934 sensate1937 patrimonial1946 non-literate1948 inner-directed1950 underground1953 pop-cultural1963 technopolitan1965 1880 Mind 5 337 These forms appear to be naturally determined by the ordinary needs of mankind, and the ordinary pre-logical modes of expressing those needs. 1893 C. S. Peirce Coll. Papers (1933) IV. i. iv. 62 The whole of the theory of numbers belongs to logic; or rather, it would do so, were it not, as pure mathematics, prelogical, that is, even more abstract than logic. 1920 W. McDougall Group Mind iv. 105 It is not true, then, that we are logical individuals, while savages are wholly prelogical. 1967 C. L. Markmann tr. F. Fanon Black Skin, White Masks (1968) vi. 159 The prelogical thought of the phobic has decided that such is the case. 1975 P. Rivière tr. L. Levy-Bruhl Notebks. on Primitive Mentality iii. 47 As to the 'pre-logical' character of the primitive mentality, I have already watered my wine for twenty-five years; the results which I have just reached concerning these facts make this development final, by making me abandon a badly founded hypothesis. 2000 B. B. Whaley Explaining Illness viii. 197 Their data yielded three primary illness conceptualizations, which Bibace and Walsh (1981) suggested align with the three stages of cognitive development of Piaget—prelogical, concrete logical, and formal logical. B. n. Physical Anthropology. With the. Prelogical attitudes; the prelogical mentality. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > [noun] > prelogic prelogic1914 prelogical1926 palaeologic1956 1926 L. A. Clare tr. L. Lévy-Bruhl How Natives Think iii. 106 In the mentality of primitive peoples, the logical and prelogical are not arranged in layers and separated from each other like oil and water in a glass. 1959 Spectator 11 Sept. 339/3 If we seek the pre-logical and oppose the march of intellect, we are the enemies of science..and the worshippers of myth. 2001 D. Z. Phillips Relig. & Hermeneutics of Contemplation x. 257 Its very complexity was a major obstacle to his going further in elucidating what ‘the mixture’ of the logical and the prelogical involved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1880
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