Adequationism

Quick meaning: Adequationism is a noun meaning (philosophy) The definition of truth such that a theory is true if there is a relationship of adequation or equivalence between the facts or state of the world and the details and implications of the theory.

Meaning

(philosophy) The definition of truth such that a theory is true if there is a relationship of adequation or equivalence between the facts or state of the world and the details and implications of the theory.

Example Sentences

The antecedent of this argument is Gorgias' treatment of language in his On non-being, but inverted and used as an instrument to restore adequationism.

Given the explication of "ideal coherence" at issue in the principles (P1) and (P2) […] it emerges that adequationism and coherentism are effectively co-ordinated.

Adequationism only makes sense in the assumption that matter has a prior isomorphic structure preceding the supposed structure that the forms must also have themselves.

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