non-Aristotelian

== English == === Alternative forms === nonaristotelian === Etymology === From non- +‎ Aristotelian; the general semantics sense was coined by Alfred Korzybski in the 1920s or early 1930s; the dramaturgical sense was coined circa 1930 by Bertolt Brecht. === Adjective === non-Aristotelian (not comparable) Not Aristotelian; as: Antonym: Aristotelian (general semantics) Not unduly beholden to Aristotelian tendencies of thought (Aristotelianism), although respectful of them and aiming to extend beyond them (to stand on the shoulders of giants). (drama, theater, of a play) Whose dramaturgical structure departs from the features of classical tragedy in favour of the features of the epic. === Further reading === “non-Aristotelian, a.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.