Organon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Organon \Or"ga*non\, Organum \Or"ga*num\, n. [NL. organon, L.
     organum. See {Organ}.]
     An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which
     philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted;
     -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord
     Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise


     on philosophical method. --Sir. W. Hamilton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  organon
       n : a system of principles for philosophic or scientific
           investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge
       [also: {organa} (pl)]