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A supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Presupposition \Pre*sup`po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + supposition: cf. F. pr['e]supposition.] The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But suppose I am wrong in my basic presupposition that there can not be particularity. ▪ Consequently, we shall, as with reference, avoid attributing presuppositions to sentences or propositions. ▪ Do you see how presuppositions ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In the branch of linguistics known as pragmatics , a presupposition (or ps ) is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance whose truth is taken for granted in discourse . Examples of presuppositions include: Jane ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, from Middle French présupposition and directly from Medieval Latin praesuppositionem (nominative praesuppositio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praesupponere , from prae "before" (see pre- ) + suppositio (see suppose ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation. 2 The act of presupposing.
Usage examples of presupposition.
On the rise of philosophic reflection, these tacit presuppositions are first taken as dogmas, and later as postulates of scientific generalisation, and of the architectonic unification of science.
In a Section A the flat Blamer Mode accusation is hidden away as the presupposition.
While the model of vision endorsed in scientific materialism is indeed based on the presupposition of the absolute Cartesian distinction between subject and object, this model is not what allows for the experienced reality of sight.
The power of moral prejudices has penetrated deeply into the most spiritual world, which would seem to be the coldest and most devoid of presuppositions, and has obviously operated in an injurious, inhibiting, blinding, and distorting manner.
And nothing is demanded of this experience, no religious or moral or intellectual presuppositions, nothing but acceptances.
The very metaphysical presuppositions differ: space does not conform to Euclidean geometry, time does not form a continuous unidirectional flow, causation does not conform to Aristotelian logic, man is not differentiated from non-man or life from death, as in our world.
But today we have no such presuppositions, today we understand the world and know justice where your society knew only its shadows.
What I mean is this: if you look to the past to justify your actions rather than to guide them, you will not see the truths contained therein, but only what your presuppositions already were before you looked, and your ignorance will be reinforced rather than repudiated.