name
Meaning 1
The standard collection of the works of Aristotelian logic.
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organon
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noun
Meaning 2
A set of principles that are used in science or philosophy.
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Examples
- 1999, Kant (Guyer and Wood trans.), Critique of Pure Reason, Cambridge University Press. Hence pure reason is that which contains the principles for cognizing something absolutely a priori. An organon of pure reason would be a sum total of those principles.
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noun
Meaning 3
The name given by Aristotle's followers to his six works on logic.
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noun
Meaning 4
a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge
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Broader terms: system, system of rules
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὄργανον (Órganon, “instrument, tool, organ”).
From Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon). Doublet of organ, organum, and orgue.