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From non- + Aristotelian; the general semantics sense was coined by Alfred Korzybski in the 1920s or early 1930s; the dramaturgical sense was coined circa 1930 by Bertolt Brecht.
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non-Aristotelian
Today it means: Not unduly beholden to Aristotelian tendencies of thought (Aristotelianism), although respectful of them and aiming to extend beyond them (to stand on the shoulders of giants). Full definition →