non-Aristotelian
Not Aristotelian; asNot Aristotelian; as: Not unduly beholden to Aristotelian tendencies of thought (Aristotelianism), although respectful of them and aiming to extend beyond them (to stand on the shoulders of giants).
Meaning
2 sensesNot Aristotelian; as:
(general, not comparable)Not unduly beholden to Aristotelian tendencies of thought (Aristotelianism), although respectful of them and aiming to extend beyond them (to stand on the shoulders of giants).
(not comparable)Whose dramaturgical structure departs from the features of classical tragedy in favour of the features of the epic.
Origin
From non- + Aristotelian; the general semantics sense was coined by Alfred Korzybski in thFrom non- + Aristotelian; the general semantics sense was coined by Alfred Korzybski in the 1920s or early 1930s; the dramaturgical sense was coined circa 1930 by Bertolt Brecht.
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