Aristotelianism
[ ar-uh-stuh-teel-yuh-niz-uhm, -tee-lee-uh-, uh-ris-tuh- ]
/ ˌær ə stəˈtil yəˌnɪz əm, -ˈti li ə-, əˌrɪs tə- /
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noun
the philosophy of Aristotle.
emphasis upon deduction and upon investigation of concrete and particular things and situations.
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Origin of Aristotelianism
First recorded in 1835–45; Aristotelian + -ism
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