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Taxonomy vs Conventionalism - What's the difference?

taxonomy | conventionalism |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and conventionalism

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while conventionalism is adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    conventionalism

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior
  • (countable, obsolete) A conventional act or constraint
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    • , passage=Having said this, you will not, I trust, suspect me of disliking you for throwing off conventionalisms and speaking to me as a man to a man. }}
  • (uncountable, philosophy) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions
  • *{{quote-journal, 2007, date=October 2, Andrew D. Cling, The epistemic regress problem, Philosophical Studies, url=, doi=10.1007/s11098-007-9152-6, volume=140, issue=3, pages=
    • , passage=Skepticism arrives at conventionalism by way of the claims that the conditions on evidential support cannot be satisfied

    Related terms

    * conventionalist