单词 | tetralemma |
释义 | > as lemmastetralemma tetralemma n. Brit. /ˌtɛtrəˈlɛmə/ , U.S. /ˌtɛtrəˈlɛmə/ Logic a position presenting four alternatives. [ < post-classical Latin tetralemma (1654 or earlier; < tetra- tetra- comb. form + lemma lemma n.1); compare dilemma n.] ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > types of logical argument > dilemma > types, variants, or elements of pike1548 crocodilite1624 trilemma1672 crocodile1728 constructive dilemma1826 polylemmaa1856 tetralemmaa1856 a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. xviii. 352 If it [sc. the syllogism] has three, four, or five members, it is called trilemma (tricornis), tetralemma (quadricornis), pentalemma (quinquecornis). 1867 L. H. Atwater Elem. Logic 151 The names Trilemma, Tetralemma, Polylemma have been sometimes given to this sort of Syllogism according to the number of members or horns. < as lemmas |
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