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Definition of Nomothetic
1. Adjective. Relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles.
Definition of Nomothetic
1. a. Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power.
Definition of Nomothetic
1. Adjective. (rare) defining laws ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nomothetic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Nomothetic
1. Denoting the generalizations pertaining to the behaviour of groups of individuals as groups, as opposed to idiographic. Origin: G. Nomos, law, + thesis, a placing (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nomothetic
Literary usage of Nomothetic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Basic Concepts in the Methodology of the Social Sciences by Johann Mouton, H. C. Marais (1988)
"subject could be studied in both a nomothetic and an ideographic manner. It is
important to note that both these strategies are equally valid — there is no ..."
2. The Finality of the Christian Religion by George Burman Foster (1906)
"Hence there need be no absolute opposition between the nomothetic and the ...
Since historical reality is interrelated, there may be a nomothetic science of ..."
3. The Science and Philosophy of the Organism by Hans Driesch (1908)
"But while every natural science has its nomothetic side, ... nomothetic work on
the one side and systematics on the other do, in fact, appear in every ..."
4. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1895)
"The former may be called nomothetic, the latter ideographic, bearing in mind ...
Logic has always been under the influence of the nomothetic thought forms. ..."
5. The Social Sciences at a Turning Point? by Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing (1999)
"The word "nomothetic" is used to characterise the ... The nomothetic approach
has pushed the social sciences towards a "positivist" quest for reliable and ..."
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