All 15 Uses of
inherent
in
Sophie's World
- Everything that happens has a natural cause, a cause that is inherent in the thing itself.†
Chpt 5
- Descartes only meant that we all possess the idea of a perfect entity, and that inherent in that idea is the fact that this perfect entity must exist.†
Chpt 18
- Descartes would have said that it is not inherent in the concept of a crocophant that it exists.†
Chpt 18
- On the other hand, it is inherent in the concept of a perfect entity that such an entity exists.†
Chpt 18
- According to Descartes, this is just as certain as it is inherent in the idea of a circle that all points of the circle are equidistant from the center.†
Chpt 18
- It has its full freedom to develop its inherent abilities.†
Chpt 19
- Sensations like these—color, smell, taste, sound—do not reproduce the real qualities that are inherent in the things themselves.†
Chpt 20
- An equally rationalistic feature was that Locke believed that it was inherent in human reason to be able to know that God exists.†
Chpt 20
- 'Decay is inherent in all compound things.†
Chpt 21
- The rationalists had always held that the ability to distinguish between right and wrong is inherent in human reason.
Chpt 21 *inherent = existing as an inseparable characteristic
- He believed, for example, that faith in God and certain moral norms were inherent in human reason.†
Chpt 23
- Kant's philosophy states that it is inherent in us.†
Chpt 24
- In this he agreed with the rationalists, who said the ability to distinguish between right and wrong is inherent in human reason.†
Chpt 24
- Marx believed there were a number of inherent contradictions in the capitalist method of production.†
Chpt 28
- Yes; it is inherent in the capitalist system that it is marching toward its own destruction.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(inherent) existing as an inseparable part or characteristiceditor's notes: Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Less-common, but more specific synonyms include "innate" and "intrinsic."
You might choose "innate" when referring to a living entity's inherent characteristic since birth (e.g., an innate intelligence) or to a characteristic that is not obvious at first glance (e.g., "Government has an innate tendency to grow.")
You might choose "intrinsic" when referring to an inherent characteristic upon which other characteristics depend (e.g., "Steel beams were intrinsic to the design.")