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• SYNECHISM (from Gr. vvveXis, continuous, from crap, ex'ty, to hold together)

SYNECHISM (from Gr. vvveXis, continuous, from crap, ex'ty, to hold together)  , a philosophical See also:

• TERM

term proposed by C . S . See also:

• PEIRCE, BENJAMIN (1809-188o)

Peirce (Monist, ii . 534) to See also:

• EXPRESS (through the French from the past participle of the Lat. exprimere, to press out, by transference used of representing objects in painting or sculpture, or of thoughts, &c. in words)

express the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general theory that the essential feature in philosophic See also:

• SPECULATION

speculation is continuity . It is specially directed to the question of See also:

• HYPOTHESIS (from Gr. inrorcOivat, to put under; cf. Lat. suppositio, from sub-ponere)

hypothesis, and holds that a hypothesis is justifiable only on the ground that it provides an explanation . All understanding of facts consists in generalizing concerning them . The fact that some things are ultimate may be recognized by the synechist without abandoning his standpoint, since See also:

• SYNECHISM (from Gr. vvveXis, continuous, from crap, ex'ty, to hold together)

synechism is a normative or regulative principle, not a theory of existence . The See also:

• ADJECTIVE (from the Lat. adjectives, added)

adjective " synechological " is used in the same general sense; " synechology " is a theory of continuity or universal See also:

• CAUSATION

causation; " synechia " is a term in See also:

• OPHTHALMOLOGY (Gr. 6 Oakµbs, eye)

ophthalmology for a morbid See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union of parts .