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henid Philos.|ˈhɛnɪd| [ad. G. henide, coined by Weininger on the basis of Gr. ἑν- one; cf. henism.] In the philosophy of Otto Weininger (1880–1903): see quots. Hence heˈnidical a.
1906tr. O. Weininger's Sex & Character ii. iii. 99, I propose for psychical data at this earliest stage of their existence the word Henid (from the Greek ἕν, because in them it is impossible to distinguish perception and sensation as two analytically separable factors, and because, therefore, there is no trace of duality in them)... The very idea of a henid forbids its description; it is merely a something. 1909J. London Martin Eden xxxvii. 322 By some henidical process—henidical, by the way, is a favourite word of mine which nobody understands—by some henidical process you persuade yourself that you believe in the competitive system and the survival of the strong. 1914― Let. 10 Sept. (1966) 428 The word henid was coined by a crazy German philosopher... All persons possess henids. 1915― Jacket xiv. 160 ‘I'll—’ he began explosively, proving, by his inability to conclude the remark, that he thought in henids. 1946D. Abrahamsen Mind & Death of Genius 112 Weininger introduces a special name for the psychological data at the earliest stage, before clarification has begun. He calls the vague perception the henid. Ibid. 113 According to Weininger, the henid is the form of perception known to the lower types of organism. In mankind development from the henid to the completely differentiated form of perception and idea is possible. |