Meaning of whiggishness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of whiggishness.
   alt-of, uncountable
2. The quality of being whiggish.
   uncountable

Examples

“Near-synonym: presentism”

“Two anathemas of academic historians of science have⟳ been attracting a certain amount of interest⟳ in the history of science blogo-twittersphere lately. One is whiggishness and the other heroes, the two of which often come⟳ together in history writing and broadcasting aimed at a broad audience.”

“But Grayling’s enthusiasm and conviction should not be confused with naive whiggishness. He does believe⟳ that through science and learning we have⟳ made progress⟳, but he does not think⟳ the march⟳ forwards is inevitable or that our gains are irreversible.”

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