antinomy

• Oscar's interest in the theme was different; he put himself frankly in the place of his model, and appeared to enjoy the jarring antinomy which resulted. —  Oscar Wilde, Volume 1
• Whence is this extraordinary human element, and what explanation can be given of the contradiction unless there be some higher synthesis into which the antinomy is taken up and resolved into unity? —  Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles
• First, we meet that antinomy which we always find where we try to pass beyond the limits of our empirical knowledge by means of conception. —  The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality
• The solution of this antinomy is of course that democracy is not an end in itself, but only a means for the selection and sanction of aristocracy. —  The World in Chains Some Aspects of War and Trade
• Lamarck could never resolve this antinomy, and his speculations were thrown into confusion by it. —  Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

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