| Synthesis, philosophy: synthesis is the composition of entities (objects, substances, words, sentences, representations) into a structure which exhibits new qualities opposing these parts. In contrast, the analysis provides the division of a composition into its components. See also analyticity/syntheticity, synthetic, analytical, analysis, emergence._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
