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定言的判断 (teigentekihandan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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か
言げん
的てき
判はん
断だん
や
選せん
言げん
的てき
判はん
断だん
と
区く
別べつ
さ
れる
。
In Kantian philosophy, categorical judgments are distinguished from hypothetical and disjunctive judgments.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish 的 bull's eye, mark, target 判 judgement, judgment, signature 断 severance, decline, refuse Related words 仮か 言げん 的てき 判はん 断だん Hypothetical judgment, which asserts something conditionally (if-then), in contrast to the unconditional assertion of 定言的判断.
選せん 言げん 的てき 判はん 断だん Disjunctive judgment, which presents alternatives (either-or), while 定言的判断 makes a direct, unqualified assertion.
Etymology Compound of 定言的 (categorical, from 定言 'definite statement' + 的 '-like') and 判断 (judgment). The term is a calque from Western philosophical terminology, likely introduced during the Meiji era.
判はん 断だん
