infinite regress
- infinite regress
- infinite regress infinite regress, infinite regression infinite regression . (Philosophy, Logic) A causal relationship transmitted through an indefinite number of terms in a series, with no term that begins the causal chain. [PJC]
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infinite regress — noun A regress into an infinite sequence of propositions in an attempt to found the truth of the proposition P on the truth of the proposition P … Wiktionary
infinite regress — Philos. causal or logical relationship of terms in a series without the possibility of a term initiating the series. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
infinite regression — infinite regress infinite regress, infinite regression infinite regression . (Philosophy, Logic) A causal relationship transmitted through an indefinite number of terms in a series, with no term that begins the causal chain. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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