antiessentialist

adjective

Opposing essentialism.

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Meanings

adjectiveantiessentialist (comparative more antiessentialist, superlative most antiessentialist)

comparative more antiessentialist · superlative most antiessentialist

  1. human sciencesOpposing essentialism.

    Cassavetes' cinema is antiessentialist. Behavior is not reducible to origins, causes, intentions, motives, goals, or desires.

    1985, Raymond Carney, The Films of John Cassavetes, Pragmatism, Modernism, and the Movies, page 186
nounantiessentialist (plural antiessentialists)

plural antiessentialists

  1. human sciencesOne who opposes essentialism.

Origin

From anti- + essentialist.

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Translations

Portuguese antiessencialista, antiessencialista
  • antiessencialistaopposing essentialism
  • antiessencialistaone who opposes essentialism
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APA

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Chicago

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