antinomy

[ an-tin-uh-mee ]

/ ænˈtɪn ə mi /

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noun, plural an·tin·o·mies.

opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.

Philosophy. a contradiction between two statements, both apparently obtained by correct reasoning.

Nearby words

antinion, antinode, antinoise, antinome, antinomian, antinomy, antinous, antinovel, antinuclear, antinuclear antibody, antinuclear factor

Origin of antinomy

1585–95; < Latin antinomia < Greek antinomía a contradiction between laws. See anti-, -nomy

Related forms

an·ti·nom·ic

[an-ti-nom-ik] /ˌæn tɪˈnɒm ɪk/, an·ti·nom·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for antinomy

The thesis of this first antinomy runs directly counter to admitted facts.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
And with this result we might, if we chose, take leave of the first antinomy.
Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy|Bertrand Russell
The solution of the antinomy is that neither alternative is true.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various
For here we transfer the antinomy from thought to conduct; from inner perception to one Being's actual experience.
Preaching and Paganism|Albert Parker Fitch

After having set forth the antinomy we have called Richard's antinomy, he gives its explanation.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar

British Dictionary definitions for antinomy

antinomy

/ (ænˈtɪnəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

opposition of one law, principle, or rule to another; contradiction within a law

philosophy contradiction existing between two apparently indubitable propositions; paradox

Derived Forms

antinomic (ˌæntɪˈnɒmɪk), adjectiveantinomically, adverb

Word Origin for antinomy

C16: from Latin antinomia, from Greek: conflict between laws, from anti- + nomos law

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