apodeictic

/,æpou'diktik/ Cách viết khác : (apodictical) /,æpou'diktikəl/ (apodeictic) /,æpou'daiktik

Thân thiện

An apodeictic statement is one that cannot be denied.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Necessarily true or logically certain: Describes a proposition or statement that is demonstrably, necessarily, or incontrovertibly true based on logical proof or evidence, leaving no possibility for doubt.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The philosopher argued that the statement "all bachelors are unmarried" is an apodeictic truth.
  • In mathematics, the conclusion of a valid proof is considered apodeictic.

Advanced Usage

• Apodeictic Judgment: In philosophy, especially in the works of Immanuel Kant, this term categorizes a judgment that is presented as necessarily true.
  • Kant distinguished between problematic, assertoric, and apodeictic judgments in his critique of pure reason.

Variants and Related Words

• Apodictic (adj): An alternative, more common spelling with the same meaning.
  • The apodictic nature of the syllogism was clear to all logicians.
• Apodictically (adv): In an apodictic manner.
  • She stated her conclusion apodictically, silencing all debate.

Synonyms

• Necessary: Logically unavoidable.
• Demonstrable: Capable of being proved.
• Incontrovertible: Impossible to deny or dispute.
• Inevitable: Certain to happen; unavoidable.

Antonyms

• Contingent: True only under certain conditions, not necessarily.
• Problematic: Doubtful or questionable.
• Disputable: Open to argument or debate.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain

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