tychism

/ ˈtaɪkɪzəm /

noun

philosophy the theory that chance is an objective reality at work in the universe, esp in evolutionary adaptations

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Origin of tychism¹

from Greek tukhē chance

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My philosophy is what I call a radical empiricism, a pluralism, a "tychism," which represents order as being gradually won and always in the making.

The position we are rescuing is "Tychism" and a really growing world.

Peirce's 'tychism' is thus practically synonymous with Bergson's 'devenir réel.'

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