Presupposition
noun
Something that you accept as true or as certain to happen, before making a decision or explaining something.
Her theory is based on the presupposition that prices will continue to rise.
Often appears as...
- base on presupposition
- challenge a presupposition
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In linguistics, a thing that is considered to be already known or decided before discussing or explaining something.
In linguistics, a presupposition is what the speaker assumes to be the case prior to making an utterance.
Often appears as...
- linguistic presupposition
- presupposition trigger
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Something that you accept as true or as certain to happen, before making a decision or explaining something.
Her theory is based on the presupposition that prices will continue to rise.
Often appears as...
- base on presupposition
- challenge a presupposition
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In linguistics, a thing that is considered to be already known or decided before discussing or explaining something.
In linguistics, a presupposition is what the speaker assumes to be the case prior to making an utterance.
Often appears as...
- linguistic presupposition
- presupposition trigger
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Decision Foundation
A presupposition often lays the groundwork for the decisions you'll make.
Her investment was based on the presupposition that the currency would remain stable.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Belief
It's a belief that you don't question or debate—it's accepted as a given fact.
Planning for college relies on the presupposition that education enhances career prospects.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Analysis
Question presuppositions to ensure they're valid before using them to inform opinions or actions.
Scientists often challenge a presupposition to test a theory's validity.
Pro Tip 1/3Decision Foundation
A presupposition often lays the groundwork for the decisions you'll make.
Her investment was based on the presupposition that the currency would remain stable.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Belief
It's a belief that you don't question or debate—it's accepted as a given fact.
Planning for college relies on the presupposition that education enhances career prospects.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Analysis
Question presuppositions to ensure they're valid before using them to inform opinions or actions.
Scientists often challenge a presupposition to test a theory's validity.
Pro Tip 1/3Decision Foundation
A presupposition often lays the groundwork for the decisions you'll make.
Her investment was based on the presupposition that the currency would remain stable.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Belief
It's a belief that you don't question or debate—it's accepted as a given fact.
Planning for college relies on the presupposition that education enhances career prospects.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Analysis
Question presuppositions to ensure they're valid before using them to inform opinions or actions.
Scientists often challenge a presupposition to test a theory's validity.
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Video examples
Paul Bloom: Can...
in all of the different versions of the golden rule, and in all of the world's moral philosophies, which differ in many ways but share the presupposition that we should judge morality from sort of an impartial point of view. The best articulation of this view is actually, for me, it's not from a theologian or from a philosopher, but from Humphrey Bogart
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Paul Bloom: Can...
in all of the different versions of the golden rule, and in all of the world's moral philosophies, which differ in many ways but share the presupposition that we should judge morality from sort of an impartial point of view. The best articulation of this view is actually, for me, it's not from a theologian or from a philosopher, but from Humphrey Bogart
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Quote examples
Massimiliano Allegri
Italian Athlete
We need to start from a presupposition: namely, that there is no 'better' football and no 'worse' kind of football, just different styles and cultures that belong to each country.
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James Mark Baldwin
American Philosopher
The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.
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Massimiliano Allegri
Italian Athlete
We need to start from a presupposition: namely, that there is no 'better' football and no 'worse' kind of football, just different styles and cultures that belong to each country.
Quote examples
James Mark Baldwin
American Philosopher
The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.
Example 1 of 2
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