Provisionality

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being provisional or temporary. uncountable

    "Deliberative democracy accepts the provisionality of its principles but rejects the provisionality of moral reasoning itself as a way of assessing politics."

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"Deliberative democracy accepts the provisionality of its principles but rejects the provisionality of moral reasoning itself as a way of assessing politics."

Etymology

From provisional + -ity.

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