Associations to the word «Prolegomenon»

Wiktionary

PROLEGOMENON, noun. (usually in the plural) A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.

Dictionary definition

PROLEGOMENON, noun. A preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke