conventionalism
- noun
- /kənˈvɛnʃənəlɪzəm/
- Formal
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convencionalismo
- His views criticized the conventionalism of societal norms that stifled creativity and individual expression.
- conventionalism and submission
Examples
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This emphasis upon law is a constraint on human behavior in many ways seems to introduce a strong element of conventionalism in Aristotle's thought.
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Schlick and Reichenbach's eventual answer was based mainly on Poincaré's version of conventionalism.
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But I mean, conventionalism I think was dominant at one point, but then totally died.
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There is, of course, a great deal of sheer conventionalism about.
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My own position favors a kind of conventionalism as a theory of truth.
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From Duhem, Einstein learned a version of what is known as conventionalism.
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And the gist of conventionalism is that mathematics is true by convention, and more particularly, it's true in virtue of our linguistic convention.
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Duhem's conventionalism differed somewhat from Poincaré's.
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Duhem's "holistic" conventionalism was to become deeply woven into Einstein's mature picture of the structure of theories and the way they are tested.
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Many artists rejected traditional methods in favor of innovative ideas, seeing conventionalism as a limitation.
Synonyms
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7.4
Traditional beliefs and practices accepted by a group, especially in religion
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4.8
A state of behaving and thinking like most people or like rules say
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6.5
Valuing old customs and ways, especially in religion and culture
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7.7
Following usual rules and beliefs without asking questions
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9.0
Strictly following rules and forms without room for change
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6.9
Following accepted customs and usual ways of doing things
Wanting to keep old customs and not accept change
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
conventionalism = conventional (semi-transparent) = convention + al + ism
The noun is transparently formed from the adjective 'conventional' plus '-ism' to denote a doctrine, practice, or attitude based on conventions.
Etymology
Conventionalism comes from convention, meaning 'a usual way' or 'an agreement', plus the ending -ism, which means 'a belief or system'. So conventionalism is the belief in following the usual rules or the common way of doing things.