to accept in principle
1principle — /prin seuh peuhl/, n. 1. an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles. 2. a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived: the principles of modern physics. 3. a fundamental… …
2principle — prin|ci|ple W1S3 [ˈprınsıpəl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(moral rule)¦ 2¦(idea behind something)¦ 3 in principle 4¦(rules of a process)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: principe, from Latin principium beginning , from princeps; PRINCE] 1.) …
3Exclusion principle (philosophy) — For other uses, see Exclusion principle (disambiguation)The Exclusion principle is a philosophical principle that states::If an event e causes event e* , then there is no event e# such that e# is non supervenient on e and e# causes e* .In… …
4Non-aggression principle — Part of a series on Libertarianism …
5Robustness Principle — The Internet Engineering Task Force maintains a numbered series of Request for Comments documents (RFCs) that define the protocols that direct the Internet. In the Transmission Control Protocol Request For Comments RFC 793, written in 1981,… …
6Kuzari Principle — The Kuzari Principle or National Revelation is a line of philosophic reasoning derived from the medieval work Kuzari. This principle claims to logically prove the historicity of major events recorded in the Bible from the nature of the belief in… …
7Cooperative principle — For the principles governing the functioning of cooperatives, see Rochdale Principles. In social science generally and linguistics specifically, the cooperative principle describes how people interact with one another. As phrased by Paul Grice,… …
8Disquotational principle — The disquotational principle is a philosophical theorem which holds that a rational speaker will accept p if and only if he or she believes p. The quotes indicate that the statement p is being treated as a sentence, and not as a proposition. This …
9Lesser of two evils principle — The lesser of two evils principle, also known simply as the lesser evil, is the idea that of two bad choices, one isn t as bad as the other, and should be chosen over the one that is a greater threat. Some people consider the lesser of two evils… …
10Polluter pays principle — Environmental law …
