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contingentism

noun
/kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒəntˌɪz.əm/

Etymology

From contingent + -ism.

  1. derived from contingens
  2. derived from contingent
  3. suffixed as contingentism — “contingent + ism”

Definitions

  1. The philosophy concerned with the contingency of existence or other metaphysical concepts.

    • Throughout this book, I use the term "contingentism" to denote a way of understanding existence that differs usefully from the standard essentialist view.

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