ostrichism

  • 1ostrichism — ]ˌchizəm, ]ˌji noun ( s) : the deliberate avoidance or ignorance of conditions as they exist : self delusion ostrichism will not, of course, save one single American Pearl Buck perhaps the lack of fear is a result of what might be called… …

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  • 2ostrichism — noun A policy of burying ones head in the sand, i.e. ignoring the reality of a situation …

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  • 3ostrichism — os·trich·ism …

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  • 4Demarcation problem — The demarcation problem (or boundary problem[1]) in the philosophy of science is about how and where to draw the lines around science. The boundaries are commonly drawn between science and non science, between science and pseudoscience, between… …

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  • 5os|trich|ism — «AWS trih chihz uhm, OS », noun. refusal to face reality or an approaching danger: »It is stupid ostrichism…to pretend that history will never, under any circumstances, be invited to repeat itself (Bernard Hollowood) …

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