consilience
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- noun
- /kənˈsɪl.jəns/
- Formal
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consiliencia
- If we attempt a "logical reconstruction" of the case in hand to fit with this understanding of consilience, what we get, somewhat artificially, is the following.
So is this a domain that's right for consilience?
- So is this a domain that's right for consilience?
Examples
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In Consilience, Wilson's method for bridging any gap between science and the humanities is a unity of both under the same actual laws of science.
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However, the importance of the consilience concept should not be underestimated.
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Relevant to this latter point is Edward O. Wilson's 1998 book Consilience, in which he argues for an empirical basis for ethics.
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So in this way, some kind of consilience movement is especially relevant, beyond just the intellectual satisfaction a uniting of science and humanities would bring.
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Now, according to the doctrine of consilience, given that each of the two conjectures is derivable from the overarching hypothesis, each of these conjectures gains in strength even without any additional evidence being adduced in favor of either.
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One of the most reliable techniques for answering historical questions and testing for patterns is using insights from one field to tell us something about another—a philosophical technique called consilience by some historians (Gaddis 2002).
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By examining different scientific disciplines, researchers aim for consilience to develop a comprehensive understanding of climate change.
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The project seeks consilience between environmental science and economics to address the sustainability crisis effectively.
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Achieving consilience requires collaboration between biologists and chemists to explain complex life processes.
Synonyms
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6.7
Being connected and logical so parts form one whole
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7.0
A meeting where people, ideas, or things come together
Linking facts or observations with one idea to explain them
A coming together of different ideas and experiences into one event
Antonyms
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Etymology
Consilience comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and silire 'to leap'. Think of different ideas 'leaping together' to meet, and that is why consilience means different kinds of evidence or knowledge joining into one explanation.