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What (who) is Supposition - definition

BRANCH OF MEDIEVAL LOGIC

Supposition Theory; Supposition; Suppose; Properties of terms; Theory of supposition

supposition

¦ noun an assumption or hypothesis.

Derivatives

suppositional adjective

supposition

(suppositions)

1.

A supposition is an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it. (FORMAL)

There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts...

= assumption

N-COUNT: oft N that

2.

You can describe someone's ideas or statements as supposition if you disapprove of the fact that they have no evidence to support them.

The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy.

N-UNCOUNT [disapproval]

supposition

n.

1) to make a supposition

2) a supposition that (I reject the supposition that she stole the money)

3) on (a) supposition (to condemn smb. on mere supposition)

Wikipedia

Supposition theory

Supposition theory was a branch of medieval logic that was probably aimed at giving accounts of issues similar to modern accounts of reference, plurality, tense, and modality, within an Aristotelian context. Philosophers such as John Buridan, William of Ockham, William of Sherwood, Walter Burley, Albert of Saxony, and Peter of Spain were its principal developers. By the 14th century it seems to have drifted into at least two fairly distinct theories, the theory of "supposition proper", which included an "ampliation" and is much like a theory of reference, and the theory of "modes of supposition" whose intended function is not clear.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supposition theory

Examples of use of Supposition

1. But all of that belongs in the world of supposition.

2. Ever since that day myth and supposition have surrounded the life and death of Tutankhamun.

3. The U.S. government had speculated that Castro could suffer from cancer – a supposition denied by Sabrido.

4. By not questioning the witness, they are allowing the supposition that they don‘t disagree with him.

5. Immediately after the fire, ISAF submitted the supposition to Germany to have the hospital reconstructed.