单词 | formalism |
释义 | formalism —formalist, n. , adj. —formalistic, adj. —formalistically, adv. /fawr"meuh liz'euhm/, n. 1. strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art. 2. Relig. strong attachment to external forms and observances. 3. Ethics. a doctrine that acts are in themselves right or wrong regardless of consequences. 4. Logic , Math. a doctrine, which evolved from a proposal of David Hilbert, that mathematics, including the logic used in proofs, can be based on the formal manipulation of symbols without regard to their meaning. [1830-40; FORMAL1 + -ISM] |
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