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Prolegomenon vs Presupposition - What's the difference?

prolegomenon | presupposition |

As nouns the difference between prolegomenon and presupposition

is that prolegomenon is a prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work while presupposition is an assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.

prolegomenon

English

Noun

(prolegomena)
  • (usually, in the plural) A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.

    • Derived terms

    * prolegomenous English nouns with irregular plurals

    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