Meaning of non-Aristotelian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Not Aristotelian; as:
   general, not-comparable
2. Not unduly beholden to Aristotelian tendencies of thought (Aristotelianism), although respectful of them and aiming to extend beyond them (to stand on the shoulders of giants).
   general, not-comparable
3. Whose dramaturgical structure departs from the features of classical tragedy in favour of the features of the epic.
   not-comparable

Examples

“Again, it is necessary to stress⟳ that non-aristotelian does not mean⟳ anti-aristotelian, just as non-newtonian physics is not anti-newtonian physics. […] Given these revolutions in science and mathematics, Korzybski reasoned that it was long past time for a revolution in reason⟳ itself, time for a new manner of thought, and he chose non-aristotelian to complement the new non-newtonian science and the non-euclidean mathematics of the early 20th century. Had he been working a half century later, during the late 20th century period that saw⟳ the introduction of poststructuralism and postmodernism, not to mention⟳ the postindustrial, the postliterate, and the posthuman, he almost certainly would have⟳ chosen the term post-aristotelian instead; after all, his emphasis was on the need⟳ to move⟳ forward⟳, not to eliminate the past. For Korzybski, general semantics was central to this effort, but at the same time his introduction to non-aristotelian systems opens up a new area of exploration that he left to others to continue⟳, an area we might refer⟳ to as non-aristotelian studies.”

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