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Presupposition   /prˌisəpəzˈɪʃən/   Listen
Presupposition

noun
1.
The act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument).





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"Presupposition" Quotes from Famous Books



... on deliberate choice. We dare not rely on blind habit alone to carry us through the crises of social and spiritual adjustment. There will arise the insistent question as to whether the habitual presupposition is right. Occasions will occur when several possible lines of conduct suggest themselves; what kind of success will one choose, what kind of pleasure? Choice, personal choice, will be forced upon the individual. This problem ...
— How to Teach • George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy


Words linked to "Presupposition" :   supposal, supposition, presuppose


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