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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PETITIO PRINCIPII

Latin, translation of Greek to en arkhei aiteisthai an assumption at the beginning.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PETITIO PRINCIPII

petitio principii  [pɪˈtɪʃɪˌəʊ prɪnˈkɪpɪˌaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETITIO PRINCIPII

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Petitio principii is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PETITIO PRINCIPII MEAN IN ENGLISH?

petitio principii

Begging the question

Begging the question means "assuming the conclusion ", a type of circular reasoning. This is an informal fallacy where the conclusion that one is attempting to prove is included in the initial premises of an argument, often in an indirect way that conceals this fact. The term "begging the question" originated in the 16th century as a mistranslation of Latin petitio principii "assuming the initial point". In modern vernacular usage, "to beg the question" is sometimes used to mean "to raise the question" or "to dodge the question".

Definition of petitio principii in the English dictionary

The definition of petitio principii in the dictionary is a form of fallacious reasoning in which the conclusion has been assumed in the premises; begging the question Sometimes shortened to: petitio.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETITIO PRINCIPII


Aquarii
əˈkweərɪˌaɪ
aurei
ˈɔːrɪˌaɪ
aye-aye
ˈaɪˌaɪ
Cephei
ˈsiːfɪˌaɪ
clypei
ˈklɪpɪˌaɪ
denarii
dɪˈneərɪˌaɪ
genii
ˈdʒiːnɪˌaɪ
Haggai
ˈhæɡeɪˌaɪ
Helvetii
hɛlˈviːʃɪˌaɪ
mallei
ˈmælɪˌaɪ
micronuclei
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈnjuːklɪˌaɪ
Microscopii
ˌmaɪkrəˈskəʊpɪˌaɪ
nuclei
ˈnjuːklɪˌaɪ
Persei
ˈpɜːsɪˌaɪ
pronuclei
ˌprəʊˈnjuːklɪˌaɪ
radii
ˈreɪdɪˌaɪ
Sagittarii
ˌsædʒɪˈteərɪˌaɪ
Salii
ˈseɪlɪˌaɪ
Scorpii
ˈskɔːpɪˌaɪ
Telescopii
ˌtɛlɪˈskəʊpɪˌaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETITIO PRINCIPII

petit four
petit juror
petit jury
petit larcenist
petit larceny
petit mal
petit point
petite
petite bourgeoisie
petiteness
petitio
petition
petitionary
petitioner
petitionings
petitionist
petitory
petits bourgeois
petits fours
petits pois

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETITIO PRINCIPII

aalii
bacchii
congii
dupondii
Falerii
Forum Livii
Hawaii
Horatii
Horologii
interradii
kawaii
leylandii
nauplii
Pompeii
retiarii
sartorii
Savaii
splenii
torii
Veii

Synonyms and antonyms of petitio principii in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «petitio principii» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETITIO PRINCIPII

Find out the translation of petitio principii to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of petitio principii from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petitio principii» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

petitio principii
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Translator English - Spanish

petición de principio
570 millions of speakers

English

petitio principii
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Translator English - Hindi

petitio principii
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Translator English - Arabic

بمصادرة على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

petitio principii
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Translator English - Portuguese

petição de princípio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেট্রি প্রিন্সিপি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pétition de principe
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Translator English - Malay

Petitio principii
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Translator English - German

petitio principii
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Translator English - Japanese

petitioのprincipii
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Translator English - Korean

petitio 의 principii
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Translator English - Javanese

Petitio principii
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Translator English - Vietnamese

petitio principii
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Translator English - Tamil

பேட்டித் தலைவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दॅटिटिओ प्रिझिसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Petitio principii
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

petizione di principio
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Translator English - Polish

petitio principii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

petitio principii
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Translator English - Romanian

petitio principii
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Translator English - Greek

διάλληλη
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Translator English - Afrikaans

petitio principii
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Translator English - Swedish

petitio principii
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Translator English - Norwegian

petitio principii
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Trends of use of petitio principii

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETITIO PRINCIPII»

The term «petitio principii» is normally little used and occupies the 141.451 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETITIO PRINCIPII» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petitio principii

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETITIO PRINCIPII»

Discover the use of petitio principii in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petitio principii and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aristotle in Two Volumes by George Grote, D.C.L. Oxford ...: ...
PETITIO PRINCIPII. that you exhibit as true per se that which is not really true per 86.“ You may commit this fault either in Demonstration, when you assume for true what is not really true, or in Dialectic, when you assume as probable and ...
‎1872
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Aristotle
255 declares the nature of Petitio Principii, is obscure and difficult to follow. It has been explained at some length, first by Philoponus in the Scholia (p. 192, a. 35, b . 24), afterwards by Julius Pacius (p. 376, whose explanation is followed by ...
George Grote, Alexander Bain, George Croom Robertson, 1872
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The Essential Peirce: Selected Philosophical Writings
We must therefore conclude that every proposition, in the very propositional form itself, expresses the assertion of its own truth. That may sound forcible, but it is a huge petitio principii. For if no proposition asserts its own truth, none asserts its ...
Charles Sanders Peirce, Nathan Houser, Christian J. W. Kloesel, 1998
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Systematic Theology
As noted, however, the starting point of this new approach, with the reflections on risk, courage, and petitio principii, remains imprisoned in the religious subjectivism from which Barth wished to free himself. By appealing to the church as the ...
Wolfhart Pannenberg, 2004
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A Delineation of the Primary Principles of Reasoning
If R be demonstrable, or be received, on independent grounds, there is no petitio principii. The sole question is this, Is the belief of R acquired independently of reference to P? Thus we see that the question, whether all syllogism be petitio ...
Robert Boyd KIDD, 1856
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A Delineation of the Primary Principles of Reasoning by ...
But it is to be observed, that for the purpose of our investigation into the alleged Petitio Principii of all Syllogism, Mr. Mill's forms of definition are suflicient. (7.) A priori improbaln'litg that Sgllogism is Petitio Principii. The definition given by ...
Robert Boyd Kidd, 1856
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Logic, Language and Reality: Indian Philosophy and ...
A petitio principii is a fallacy in the extended sense noted above. It denotes an argument that 'begs the question' — an argument that uses the conclusion to be arrived at as one of the premises. What we call 'arguing in a circle' is also a petitio  ...
Bimal Krishna Matilal, 1990
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The Communicative Ethics Controversy
Yet if this is the case, then the principle can obviously not be justified, without itself already being presupposed in a petitio principii. In short, it seems as if the rational justification of the principle of ethics must founder on the fact that any rational ...
Seyla Benhabib, Fred Reinhard Dallmayr, 1990
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How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic
The Use and Abuse of Logic Madsen Pirie. Circulus in probando Circulus in probando is a specialized and very attractive form of the petitio principii. It consists of using as evidence a fact which is authenticated by the very conclusion it ...
Madsen Pirie, 2006
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Mill’s A System of Logic: Critical Appraisals
charge that frequently accompanied the petitio principii charge complained that, since the syllogism only renders explicit what is contained in its general principle, it cannot lead to new knowledge. Although both charges are distinct, they were ...
Antis Loizides, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETITIO PRINCIPII»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petitio principii is used in the context of the following news items.
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Symposium: Six Humpty Dumptys playing Calvinball
Petitio principii. Third, for all of Roberts's appeals to context, his opinion might benefit from spending more time with the broader context of the ... «SCOTUSblog, Jun 15»
2
The Media Doesn't Want Americans To Know Anything About King v …
In philosophy, this is called petitio principii, the Latin term for the logical fallacy of “begging the question”—when one assumes in the premises ... «The Federalist, Jun 15»
3
Eighteen percent
So, the purported answer to the question of the reason for the Bar Examinations is in fact a protuberant petitio principii: Do the examinations in ... «Manila Standard Today, Mar 15»
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Does Super Bowl win validate GM Bill Belichick?
There's a technique in debate knows as Petitio Principii. It literally translates to “begging the question.” It's to state as accepted fact that which ... «WEEI.com, Feb 15»
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Today's letters: Word play
Both are incorrect readings of the 16th-century translation of the Latin phrase “petitio principii.” One can see that the full phrase was originally ... «National Post, Oct 14»
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Will Catholic Teaching on Marriage Change?
... is an instance of “begging the question” (petitio principii). In reality, only the death of a spouse dissolves the bond of a sacramental marriage. «First Things, Sep 14»
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Flappy Bird download, despite Nintendo's alleged takedown
But, in petitio principii, Trevor Sheridan begs some questions: How did the game rise to the top of the charts from nowhere? ... How did a game ... «Computerworld, Feb 14»
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Fourth-Brightest Star in the Sky
Digging into it, I never came across “petitio principii,” so thanks to Will for cluing it this way and making 57-Across a real monster to solve ... «New York Times, Feb 14»
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Gay marriage is now only a matter of political will
"Marriage equality" is at best begging the question, arguing petitio principii, using the conclusion of an argument as part of the argument, and ... «The Canberra Times, Dec 13»
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Why artists are not actually mad but just artistic
This is a textbook petitio principii, or begging the question: creativity has already been defined by the scientists as thinking in an unusual way. «Globe and Mail, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Petitio principii [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/petitio-principii>. Apr 2024 ».
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