underived
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of underived
First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + derived ( def. )
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The opposite of monism is therefore pluralism, which is that kind of philosophy which seeks to explain the universe from many ultimate and equally underived principles.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by W. T. (Walter Terence) Stace
And finally from a first or from underived being?
From Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by William F. Wunsch
Thus the qualities of the four elements are ultimate and underived, but all other qualities must be founded upon the position and arrangement of particles of the four elements.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by W. T. (Walter Terence) Stace
The simple and underived character of the moral faculty is maintained because of the superior authority attached to what is natural, as opposed to what is merely conventional.
From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Alexander Bain
Consciousness, on the other hand, which for Fortlage coincides with the ego or self, is treated as the presupposition of all representations, not as their result—it is underived activity.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg
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