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单词 synechism
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synechismn.

Brit. /ˈsɪnᵻkɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈsɪnəˌkɪz(ə)m/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek συνεχής , -ism suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek συνεχής continuous (see synechia n.) + -ism suffix.
Philosophy.
C. S. Peirce's name for: the doctrine that continuity is one of the most important principles in philosophical and scientific explanation.
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synechism1892
1892 C. S. Peirce in Monist 2 534 The tendency to regard continuity, in the sense in which I shall define it, as an idea of prime importance in philosophy may conveniently be termed synechism.
1909 W. James Pluralistic Universe 398 Peirce meets this objection by combining his tychism with an express doctrine of ‘synechism’ or continuity.
1937 Mind 46 394 Book i sets forth the doctrines of Tychism, Synechism, and Agapism: that is to say, it attempts to explain the universe by the use of Pure Chance, Continuity, and psychological categories.
1976 Internat. Philos. Q. 16 228 This difficulty is also found in Peirce's notions of tychism and synechism.
2003 Isis 94 787/2 Peirce's metaphysics stems from three fundamental commitments: synechism, or the methodological principle that no facts should be exempt from investigation; tychism, or the hypothesis that the world is run by chance; and agapism, or the belief that asserts the reality of final causes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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