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organon
[ awr-guh-non ]
noun
, plural or·ga·na [awr, -g, uh, -n, uh], or·ga·nons.
- an instrument of thought or knowledge.
- Philosophy. a system of rules or principles of demonstration or investigation.
organon
/ ˈɔːɡəˌnɒn /
noun
- a system of logical or scientific rules, esp that of Aristotle
- archaic.a sense organ, regarded as an instrument for acquiring knowledge
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of organon1
C16: from Greek: implement; see organ
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Example Sentences
Their Organon of Medicine, or collection of medical knowledge, was a hook which they called Vagadasastir.
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Aristotles Organon, or logic, had always been in part known to the West and was known as a whole after about 1130.
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Phlegmatos d' ouden epoisen h physis organon kathartikon, hoti psychron kai hygron esti kai hoion hmipeptos tis troph.
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We thus see how vain it is to look to the Aristotelian tradition for an organon of truth or a criterion of falsehood.
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The law of contradiction is as clearly laid down by him in the Republic, as by Aristotle in his Organon.
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