synechism

Noun

(uncountable)

(philosophy) The tendency to regard things such as space, time, and law as continuous.

Origin

Ancient Greek συνεχής (sunekhēs, “continuous”) + -ism, coined by Charles Sanders Peirce.

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SYNECHISM (from Gr.
The fact that some things are ultimate may be recognized by the synechist without abandoning his standpoint, since synechism is a normative or regulative principle, not a theory of existence.

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