393. Thinking
See also 21. ARGUMENTATION ; 216. IDEAS ; 240. LEARNING ; 250. LOGIC ; 300. OPINION ; 312. PHILOSOPHY ; 338. QUESTIONING ; 405. UNDERSTANDING .
- analysis
- the process of separating a whole into its parts to discover their function, relationship, etc. See also 250. LOGIC ; 334. PSYCHOLOGY .
- asemia
- loss or absence of the capacity to express thoughts or ideas by written, spoken, or gesticulated means.
- cogitation
- 1. the act of meditation or contemplation.
- 2. the faculty of thinking.
- 3. a thought; a design or plan. — cogitator , n. — cogitative , adj.
- dianoetic
- relating to the operation of the mind through logical rather than intuitive thought processes; intellectual activity.
- dianoia
- the capacity for, process of, or result of discursive thinking. — dianoetic, adj.
- divagation
- the act of digressing; wandering off the subject.
- eduction
- the process of deducing or inferring. — eductive, adj.
- escapism
- 1. the state of having wandering and imaginative thoughts in order to escape from reality. — escapist, n. , adj.
- 2. the practice of engaging in activities that enable one to avoid having to deal with reality, as the persistent attendance at science-fiction films, reading of fantasy literature, etc.
- factualism
- 1. excessive concern for facts.
- 2. a theory or belief relying heavily on fact. — factualist , n. — factualistic , adj.
- free association
- Psychoanalysis. the unhampered and uncensored expression of ideas, impressions, etc., passing through the mind of the patiënt, used to permit access to the processes of the unconscious.
- hyponoia, hyponea
- a state of dulled mental activity or decrease in the function of thought. Also called hypopsychosis .
- hypopsychosis
- hyponoia.
- ideation
- the process of forming ideas. — ideational, adj.
- illation
- the process of inferring or deducing; also, that which is inferred or deduced. — illative, adj.
- imponderabilia
- things or matters beyond measure or comprehension.
- indagation
- the process of searching or inquiring; an investigation, especially of an intellectual nature. — indagator , n. — indagative , adj.
- insularism
- the state of being narrow-minded.
- intellection
- 1. the exercise or use of the intellect.
- 2. a particular act or process of the intellect.
- noesis
- 1. understanding solely through the intellect.
- 2. thinking. — noetic, adj.
- nomology
- the science of the laws of the mind. — nomologist , n. — nomological , adj.
- obfuscation
- the process of darkening or obscuring so as to hinder ready analysis.
- Pelmanism
- a system of mental development exercises.
- perpension
- Obsolete, consideration; careful thought over a matter.
- philosphy
- 1. the rational inquiry into the principles and truths of being, nature, knowledge, conduct, etc.
- 2. an individual set or system of principles and beliefs. — philosopher, n. —philosophic, philosophical, adj.
- phronemomania
- a mania for thinking.
- phronemophobia
- an abnormal fear of thinking.
- quandary
- a state of doubt or uncertainty, especially with regard to the choice of alternatives; a dilemma.
- ratiocination
- the process of logical reasoning or rational thought. — ratiocinative , adj.
- reification
- the conversion of an abstract concept into something concrete; a viewing of the abstract as concrete.
- rumination
- the act of pondering or meditating. — ruminator , n. — ruminative , adj.
- speculation
- 1. the contemplation or consideration of some subject.
- 2. an instance of such activity.
- 3. a conclusion or opinion reached by such activity.
- 4. a conjecture or surmise; a guess. — speculator, n. —speculative, adj.
- speculativism
- the excessive use of speculation.
- synthesis
- the process of deductive reasoning, as from cause to effect, from the simple elements to the complex whole, etc. See also 230. JOINING . — synthesist , n. — synthetic , synthetical, adj.
- syntheticism
- the principles or practice of synthesis or synthetic methods or techniques.
- tachyphrenia
- abnormally rapid mental activity.
- witcraft
- Rare. the art of reasoning; logic.
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