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antinomy
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an·tin·o·my  (n-tn-m)
n. pl. an·tin·o·mies
1. Contradiction or opposition, especially between two laws or rules.
2. A contradiction between principles or conclusions that seem equally necessary and reasonable; a paradox.

[Latin antinomia, from Greek antinomi : anti-, anti- + nomos, law; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

anti·nomic (nt-nmk) adj.

antinomy [an-tin-nom-ee]
Noun
pl -mies contradiction between two laws or principles that are reasonable in themselves [Greek anti- against + nomos law]

antinomia, antinomy
a real or apparent contradiction in a statute. — antinomic, antinomian, adj.
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Noun1.antinomy - a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable
contradiction in terms, contradiction - (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"


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According to Niebuhr, the antinomies of human nature are to be distinguished from the manner in which mind and body are separated in classical rationalism, that is, the mind being the seat of virtue and able to bring all impulses into order; the body, from which come lust and ambitions, being the cause of evil.
Proceeding from a cultural logic that erases categorical distinctions and transforms antinomies into collaborations, Price treats content as "content" in the commercial sense of the word--that is, as an interchangeable unit, a kind of shadow currency.
 
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