Aristotelianism

[ ar-uh-stuh-teel-yuh-niz-uhm, -tee-lee-uh-, uh-ris-tuh- ]

noun

1. the philosophy of Aristotle.
2. emphasis upon deduction and upon investigation of concrete and particular things and situations.

Other Words From

• an·ti-Ar·is·to·te·lian·ism noun
• pro-Ar·is·to·te·lian·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aristotelianism¹

First recorded in 1835–45; Aristotelian + -ism

Example Sentences

Aristotelianism, however, did not reign without a rival even in the later Middle Ages.

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The reforms initiated mainly by Melanchthon had not, indeed, contemplated the overthrow of Aristotelianism.

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The modifications upon the almost exclusive Aristotelianism of the first period, were significant.

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Like the German Reformers, he had accepted Aristotelianism as a basis, with a similar process of reconciliation.

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But Aristotelianism as a system soon ceased to be in vogue, and by the sixth century was no longer known.

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