Meaning of organum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong.
   countable, uncountable
2. A method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted.
   archaic, countable, uncountable

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Examples

“He [Francis Bacon] has given us an organum of a different origin and construction from that of Aristotle[…]”

“Another important circumstance respecting our transcendental esthetics is, that it does not insinuate itself merely as a plausible hypothesis, but is as certain and indubitable as we can require⟳ any theory to be in order⟳ to serve⟳ as an organum.”

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