schematism
Americannoun
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the particular form or disposition of a thing.
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a schematic arrangement.
noun
Etymology
Origin of schematism
From the Greek word schēmatismós, dating back to 1610–20. See schematize, -ism
Example Sentences
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In effect, the book is a case history of the integration process as Jung describes it, and as such it frequently suffers from schematism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both novels have a tendency to slip into lugubriousness and slick schematism.
From Time Magazine Archive
The account of the schematism, therefore, is an attempt to get out of the false position reached by appealing to Formal Logic for the list of categories.
From Kant's Theory of Knowledge by Prichard, Harold Arthur
Our objection to Kant's over-confidence in the virtues of his own schematism is due to the fact that we do not now accept his table of categories as an adequate view of the fundamental concepts.
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
If this consideration be applied to the schematism of a category, we see that the process said to be necessary because a certain other process is impossible is the very process said to be impossible.
From Kant's Theory of Knowledge by Prichard, Harold Arthur
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