deductivismn.
/dɪˈdʌktɪvɪz(ə)m/ Philosophy.
The preference for, use of, or belief in the superiority of, deductive as opposed to inductive methods; esp. either the doctrine that induction has no place in scientific method, or that induction in some manner requires justification by deduction.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical reasoning > [noun] > deductivism or a priori reasoning
analogism1656
apriority1879
deductivism1908
1908 Fabian News June 56/2 The parallel sociological advance from metaphysics to deductivism.
1936 A. L. Rowse Mr. Keynes ii. 7 That excessive and unenlightening deductivism in economics.
1959 K. R. Popper Logic of Sci. Discov. i. 30 The theory of the deductive method of testing, or..the view that a hypothesis can only be empirically tested..might be called ‘deductivism’.
1962 in E. Nagel et al. Logic, Methodol., etc. 265 (title) The Controversy: Deductivism Versus Inductivism.
Derivatives
deˈductivist n. one who advocates deductivism; also attributive or as adj.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical reasoning > [noun] > deductivism or a priori reasoning > one who uses
apriorist1873
deductivist1936
1936 A. L. Rowse Mr. Keynes ii. 9 It is simply to recommend a more modest habit of mind to the deductivists.
1959 K. R. Popper Logic of Sci. Discov. i. 30 Duhem..held pronounced deductivist views.
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