Philosophy

[Welsh Dragon]

In philosophy what 5-letter name derived from Greek for 'take'  is given to a proposition put forward in the course of an argument often accompanied by its own proof?

[Quizmonkey]

A toughie but I t hink it's AXIOM - if you look in a dictionary, it has a further philosophical meaning apart from how we usually understand the word. Also the etymology works.

Interestingly THEME and THESIS both come from the Greek for 'to put'.

[Welsh Dragon]

Thanks Quizmonkey - I have axiom as a possible but my dictionary states 'from Greek axioun to consider worthy' so where does 'take' come into it.  Its a sticky one.

[Quizmonster]

Chambers Dictionary suggests the Greek root word is 'axios' = worthy, giving 'axioein' = to think worthy or take for granted. Perhaps that's the 'take' you're looking for?

[silly moo]

It's not easy in quizmail trying to avoid these answers when a google search brings you straight to this.

[silly moo]

My answer should have said PCP quiz - not quizmail.
It is still a postal quiz though.