NOUN | cognition | formalism | the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented |
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cognition | formalism | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning / meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications | |
act | formalism | the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms |
Sounds | fao'rmahlih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | The doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented. | |
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Broader | doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism | A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
Opposite | imitation | The doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations |
Spanish | formalismo | |
Catalan | formalisme | |
Adjectives | formalistic | concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized / recognized forms (especially in religion or art) |
Meaning | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning / meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications. | |
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Category | philosophy | The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
Spanish | formalismo | |
Catalan | formalisme | |
Adjectives | formalistic | concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized / recognized forms (especially in religion or art) |
Meaning | The practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms. | |
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Broader | practice, pattern | A customary way / way of operation or behavior |
Spanish | formalismo | |
Catalan | formalisme | |
Adjectives | formalistic, formalized, formalised | concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized / recognized forms (especially in religion or art) |
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