descartian
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Definition of descartian
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Synonym of Cartesian.
“By the turn of the 20th century, the Descartian model was no longer valid for intellectuals, humanists, artists, and scientists.”
“Thus, in a Bohrian world, there would be frequent communication among those who do micro- and macro-analysis, those who do cross-sectional and historical analysis, those who do aggregate, comparative, or case studies, those who undertake a Descartian or coevolutionary approach to studying the world.”
“Furthermore, this situation is helpful for demonstrating the way in which the Descartian paradigm is incapable of being an adequate guide to the rational choices of Catholic morality.”
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Etymology
From Descartes + -ian.
Words you can make from descartian
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