sorites
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Latin sōrītēs, from the Ancient Greek σωρείτης (sōreitēs, “fallacy of the heap”), from σωρός (sōros, “heap”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /səˈraɪtiːz/
Noun [edit]
sorites (plural sorites)
- (logic, rhetoric) A series of propositions whereby each conclusion is taken as the subject of the next.
- 1760, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin 2003, p. 130:
- Why?—he would ask, making use of the sorites or syllogism of Zeno and Chrysippus without knowing it belonged to them.—Why? why are we a ruined people?—Because we are corrupted.——Whence is it, dear Sir, that we are corrupted?—Because we are needy [...] ——And wherefore, he would add,—are we needy?——From the neglect, he would answer
- 1760, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin 2003, p. 130:
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek σωρείτης (sōreitēs, “fallacy of the heap”), from σωρός (sōros, “heap”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
sōrītēs (genitive sōrītae); m, first declension
- sorites; a logical sophism formed by an accumulation of arguments
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sōrītēs | sōrītae |
| genitive | sōrītae | sōrītārum |
| dative | sōrītae | sōrītīs |
| accusative | sōrītēn | sōrītās |
| ablative | sōrītē | sōrītīs |
| vocative | sōrītē | sōrītae |
Descendants [edit]
- English: sorites
References [edit]
- sorites in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
