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Prolegomena vs Presupposition - What's the difference?

prolegomena | presupposition |

As nouns the difference between prolegomena and presupposition

is that prolegomena is an introduction at the start of a book, usually used in plural form while presupposition is presupposition.

prolegomena

English

Noun

(head)
  • An introduction at the start of a book, usually used in plural form.

    • presupposition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
  • * 2010 , Guy Deutscher, Through the Language Glass , Arrow 2011, p. 40:
    • He made one cardinal error in his presuppositions about the relation between language and perception, but in this he was far from alone.
  • The act of presupposing.

    • Synonyms

    * (assumption) assumption, conjecture