adumbrationism

English

Etymology

From Latin adumbrātiō, from adumbrō.

Noun

adumbrationism (uncountable)

  1. The attribution of insights, ideas or analogies absent from original works.
Further reading
  • Robert K. Merton, Singletons and Multiples in Scientific Discovery: A Chapter in the Sociology of Science. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 105, No. 5, The Influenceof Science upon Modern Culture, Conference Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Birth of Francis Bacon (Oct. 13, 1961), p.474
  • Piotr Sztompka, Society in Action: The Theory of Social Becoming, University of Chicago Press, 1991, →ISBN Google Print, p.7
  • Obliteration by incorporation
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