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cognitivism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
cog-ni-tivism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The view that a work of art is valuable if it contributes to knowledge.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The view that mental function can be understood as the internal manipulation of symbols according to a set of rules.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From cognitive + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cognitivisms (plural)

Derived Forms

noncognitivism

Questions

What does cognitivism mean?
The view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false.
Where does cognitivism come from?
From cognitive + -ism.

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