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Definition of Prolegomenon
1. Noun. A preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise.
Definition of Prolegomenon
1. n. A preliminary remark or observation; an introductory discourse prefixed to a book or treatise.
Definition of Prolegomenon
1. Noun. (usually in the plural) A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work. ¹
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Definition of Prolegomenon
1. [n -NA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prolegomenon
Literary usage of Prolegomenon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hermathena by Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) (1903)
"A prolegomenon IN SPIRITUAL METAPHYSIC. IN examining the metaphysical tendencies
of the age, we find ourselves face to face with two opposing forces. ..."
2. Social Adaptation: A Study in the Development of the Doctrine of Adaptation by Lucius Moody Bristol (1915)
"... A prolegomenon TO SOCIOLOGY * Short as is our life, and feeble as is our reason
we cannot emancipate ourselves from the influence of our environment. ..."
3. Social Adaptation: A Study in the Development of the Doctrine of Adaptation by Lucius Moody Bristol (1915)
"... (1798-1857) COMTE'S POSITIVE PHILOSOPHY A prolegomenon TO SOCIOLOGY l Short
as is our life, and feeble as is our reason we cannot emancipate ourselves ..."
4. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"prolegomenon Science, the branch of knowledge concerning nature based on demonstrable
evidence rather than on legend or the authority of particular ..."
5. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"prolegomenon Science, the branch of knowledge concerning nature based on demonstrable
evidence rather than on legend or the authority of particular ..."
6. The Metaphysics of the School by Thomas Harper (1884)
"prolegomenon. Indifference, as understood in the present inquiry, may be said to
be an intrinsic indetermination of the Efficient Cause touching either the ..."
7. The Metaphysics of the School by Thomas Harper (1881)
"prolegomenon. Suarez maintains the opinion, that the souls of all living bodies
are subject to quantitative division, with the single exception of the human ..."
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