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formalism

[ US /ˈfɔɹməˌɫɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. (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
  2. the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
  3. the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

How To Use formalism In A Sentence

  • The writings of the century are here arranged in three main divisions: the reign of formalism (miscalled classicism), the revival of romantic poetry, and the development of the modern novel. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived
  • Any attempt to disprove the theory of evolution using thermodynamics will require proper formalisms.
  • Financial services in Bulgaria are still branded by formalism, bureaucracy and lack of interest, analysts said.
  • Despite the substantial contributions he had made to topology by this time, Brouwer chose to give his inaugural professorial lecture on intuitionism and formalism.
  • Though the Hives open themselves up to style-over-substance gripes, there is real feeling amidst their artifice and formalism.
  • A synergy between the development of theoretical formalisms, modeling and experimental work is fundamental to addressing the nanoelectronic challenges.
  • Geczy's basic argument is that craft without an idea is simple formalism, a naïve tendency that can lead to all sorts of dark consequences.
  • But at least it's better than formalism, logicism, intuitionism, constructivism or Platonism.
  • Artists guilty or suspected of formalism were persecuted and encouraged to make public recantations for their offences.
  • Judd's thesis augured the inevitable evolution of Modern art into pure formalism and object-ness.
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