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formalism vs philosophy

philosophy vs formalism

formalism and philosophy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
formalism Yes No No No
philosophy Yes No No No
As nouns, philosophy is a hypernym of formalism; that is, philosophy is a word with a broader meaning than formalism:
  • formalism: the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
  • philosophy: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of formalism include doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought.
formalism (noun) philosophy (noun)
the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
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