tough-mindedadj.

Brit.

/ˌtʌfˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌtəfˈmaɪndᵻd/

In the philosophy of William James: marked by a purely empirical, sceptical, non-metaphysical approach to questions; opposed to tender-minded adj. Hence more widely: free from excessive sensitivity, realistic, unsqueamish, etc. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [adjective] > demanding proof

tough-minded1907

show-me1908

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > shameless or thick-skinned

shamelessc897

hard-skinnedc1450

past shame1509

unblushing1595

steel-browed1600

thick-skinned1602

dead to shame1780

case-hardened1836

unsnubbable1847

hard-shelled1848

pachydermatous1849

hard-boiled1884

armour-plated1887

tough-minded1927

chalcenterous1946

chalcenteric1964

1907 W. James Pragmatism i. 12 You will..recognize the two types of mental make-up that I mean if I head the columns..The Tender-Minded. Rationalistic (going by ‘principles’), Intellectualistic, Idealistic, Optimistic, Religious, Free-willist, Monistic, Dogmatical. The Tough-Minded. Empiricist (going by ‘facts’), Sensationalistic, Materialistic, Pessimistic, Irreligious, Fatalistic, Pluralistic, Sceptical.

1927 J. S. Huxley Relig. without Revelation iv. 116 Youth wakes to the fact of social inequality, and, if not one of the tough-minded, to remorseful distress of its own privileged position.

1945 W. H. Auden Coll. Poetry 123 Tough-minded men get mushy in their sleep.

1952 C. P. Blacker Eugenics: Galton & After 240 The scientist, or at least the scientist's camp-followers, may become tough-minded and contemptuous: the word ‘mysticism’ expresses what they most passionately abjure.

1960 Guardian 17 Dec. 6/2 The tough-minded and unromantic pragmatism of the new President.

1974 Sci. Amer. Jan. 113/2 Tough-minded skeptics.

1980 F. K. Prochaska Women & Philanthropy vi. 191 Reclaiming prostitutes was a daunting prospect for charitable women however tough-minded.

Derivatives

tough-ˈmindedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [noun]

scepticism1646

scepticalness1647

scepticity1650

tough-mindedness1907

1907 W. James Pragmatism vii. 267 One misunderstanding of pragmatism is to identify it with positivistic tough-mindedness.

1936 Mind 45 218 The sort of tough-mindedness which, on principle, excludes ethical, aesthetic and religious considerations from metaphysical thinking, is wilfully blind.

1961 Guardian 3 Apr. 12/7 The first fruits of tough-mindedness [in U.S. policy in Laos] are..encouraging.

1975 Nature 10 Apr. 470/2 In addition to being careful in this way, we have also to be sensitive and observant, and not to react with a preconceived pattern of tough-mindedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tough-minded
释义	tough-mindedadj. Brit. /ˌtʌfˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S. /ˌtəfˈmaɪndᵻd/ In the philosophy of William James: marked by a purely empirical, sceptical, non-metaphysical approach to questions; opposed to tender-minded adj. Hence more widely: free from excessive sensitivity, realistic, unsqueamish, etc. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [adjective] > demanding proof tough-minded1907 show-me1908 the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > shameless or thick-skinned shamelessc897 hard-skinnedc1450 past shame1509 unblushing1595 steel-browed1600 thick-skinned1602 dead to shame1780 case-hardened1836 unsnubbable1847 hard-shelled1848 pachydermatous1849 hard-boiled1884 armour-plated1887 tough-minded1927 chalcenterous1946 chalcenteric1964 1907 W. James Pragmatism i. 12 You will..recognize the two types of mental make-up that I mean if I head the columns..The Tender-Minded. Rationalistic (going by ‘principles’), Intellectualistic, Idealistic, Optimistic, Religious, Free-willist, Monistic, Dogmatical. The Tough-Minded. Empiricist (going by ‘facts’), Sensationalistic, Materialistic, Pessimistic, Irreligious, Fatalistic, Pluralistic, Sceptical. 1927 J. S. Huxley Relig. without Revelation iv. 116 Youth wakes to the fact of social inequality, and, if not one of the tough-minded, to remorseful distress of its own privileged position. 1945 W. H. Auden Coll. Poetry 123 Tough-minded men get mushy in their sleep. 1952 C. P. Blacker Eugenics: Galton & After 240 The scientist, or at least the scientist's camp-followers, may become tough-minded and contemptuous: the word ‘mysticism’ expresses what they most passionately abjure. 1960 Guardian 17 Dec. 6/2 The tough-minded and unromantic pragmatism of the new President. 1974 Sci. Amer. Jan. 113/2 Tough-minded skeptics. 1980 F. K. Prochaska Women & Philanthropy vi. 191 Reclaiming prostitutes was a daunting prospect for charitable women however tough-minded. Derivatives tough-ˈmindedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [noun] scepticism1646 scepticalness1647 scepticity1650 tough-mindedness1907 1907 W. James Pragmatism vii. 267 One misunderstanding of pragmatism is to identify it with positivistic tough-mindedness. 1936 Mind 45 218 The sort of tough-mindedness which, on principle, excludes ethical, aesthetic and religious considerations from metaphysical thinking, is wilfully blind. 1961 Guardian 3 Apr. 12/7 The first fruits of tough-mindedness [in U.S. policy in Laos] are..encouraging. 1975 Nature 10 Apr. 470/2 In addition to being careful in this way, we have also to be sensitive and observant, and not to react with a preconceived pattern of tough-mindedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1907
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