disproof by reduction to absurdity

disproof by reduction to absurdity
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  • reductio ad absurdum — [ri duk′tē ō΄ ad ab sʉr′dəm, ri duk′shē ō΄] n. [L, reduction to absurdity] Logic the proof of a proposition by showing its opposite to be an obvious falsity or self contradiction, or the disproof of a proposition by showing its consequences to be …   English World dictionary

  • metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… …   Universalium

  • reductio ad absurdum — noun Etymology: Late Latin, literally, reduction to the absurd Date: 1741 1. disproof of a proposition by showing an absurdity to which it leads when carried to its logical conclusion 2. the carrying of something to an absurd extreme …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • reductioad absurdum — re·duc·ti·o ad ab·sur·dum (rĭ dŭkʹtē ō ăd əb sûrʹdəm, zûrʹ , shē ō) n. pl. re·duc·ti·o·nes ad absurdum ( ōʹnēz, nās) Disproof of a proposition by showing that it leads to absurd or untenable conclusions.   [Medieval Latin reductiō ad absurdum:… …   Universalium


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