formalism

formalism
noun Date: 1839 1. the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to prescribed or external forms (as in religion or art); also an instance of this 2. marked attention to arrangement, style, or artistic means (as in art or literature) usually with corresponding de-emphasis of content • formalist noun or adjectiveformalistic adjective

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Formalism — or formalization is the activity or its product which rigorously follows a set/system of rules previously defined and usually known.It can refer to a set of beliefs in philosophy, art, literature, or music. * Formalism (art) * Formalism (film) *… …   Wikipedia

  • formalism — FORMALÍSM s.n. 1. Orientare în artă, estetică, muzică, literatură care rupe forma de conţinut, tinzând să supraaprecieze forma operei de artă în dauna conţinutului, să considere forma un scop în sine şi nu ca expresie a conţinutului. 2. Atitudine …   Dicționar Român

  • Formalism — Form al*ism (f[^o]rm al*[i^]z m), n. The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion. [1913 Webster] Official formalism. Sir H. Rawlinson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • formalism — formalism, formal sociology A branch of sociology usually considered to have been founded by Georg Simmel , which aims to capture the underlying forms of social relations, and thus to provide a ‘geometry of social life’. Simmel distinguished the… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • Formalism — formalism, logical …   Philosophy dictionary

  • formalism — formalism, logical …   Philosophy dictionary

  • formalism — (n.) 1840, strict adherence to prescribed forms, from FORMAL (Cf. formal) + ISM (Cf. ism). Attested from 1943 in reference to the Russian literary movement (1916 30). Related: Formalist; formalistic …   Etymology dictionary

  • formalism — [fôr′məl iz΄əm] n. 1. strict or excessive attention to or insistence on outward forms, as in art, or established traditions, as in religion 2. an instance of this formalist n., adj. formalistic adj …   English World dictionary

  • formalism — formalist, n., adj. formalistic, adj. formalistically, adv. /fawr meuh liz euhm/, n. 1. strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art. 2. Relig. strong attachment to external forms and… …   Universalium

  • Formalism — means a number of different things: A certain school in the philosophy of mathematics, stressing axiomatic proofs through theorems specifically associated with David Hilbert. A school of thought in law and jurisprudence which emphasises the… …   Mini philosophy glossary

  • formalism —    An aesthetic and critical theory of art which places emphasis on form the structural qualities instead of either content (sometimes called literal or allegorical qualities) or contextual qualities. According to this point of view, the most… …   Glossary of Art Terms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”