Fixities

/fɪkˈsɪtiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of fixity; multiple instances of the state of being fixed, unchanging, or permanent.

Etymology

From fixity (noun) plus -ies plural inflection. Fixity comes from Latin 'fixus' plus '-ity' (state of being).

Kelly Says

Philosophers use 'fixities' to describe things they think are unchangeable—like Plato's Forms—but science keeps showing that what we thought were fixities are actually fluid, which is the ongoing revolution in thinking.

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