单词 | mechanico-physical |
释义 | > as lemmasmechanico-physical mechanico-physical adj. Brit. /mᵻˌkanᵻkə(ʊ)ˈfɪzᵻkl/ , U.S. /məˌkænəkoʊˈfɪzək(ə)l/ of or relating to mechanical and physical processes; spec. of, relating to, or designating a philosophy that explains all phenomena as the outcome of the motions and interactions of matter in accordance with physical laws.ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > theoretical scientific philosophy > [adjective] > relating to mechanism mechanical1653 mechanic1662 mechanist1868 mechanico-physical1890 mechanistic1893 mechanicist1986 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. II. xxviii. 666 The modern mechanico-physical philosophy..which..includes the nebular cosmogony, the conservation of energy, the kinetic theory of heat and gases, etc.,..begins by saying that..the only laws [are] the changes of motion which changes in collocation bring. 1969 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. A. 132 293 In the above mechanico-physical examples, the human operator has control over certain variables. 1986 Nous 20 388 (note) Nietzsche would delighted [sic] in reminding Dennett and others of their unquestioned ‘instinct’ or prejudice for a stance with great predictive power (especially, the mechanico-physical ones). < as lemmas |
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