АНАЛОГ

Analogue

A term used in the theory of knowledge to mean the ideal object (concept, theory, research method) that adequately reflects some material thing, process, or law. In modern philosophical literature, analogue is also used to mean a material object, including the various forms of human material experience, which is a real basis for any theory, any law in the theory of knowledge, or any rule of logic. For instance, the commonest, most usual relations between things constitute the objective basis for judgements, speculations, and other forms of thought. By finding an analogue, the genesis of some ideal phenomena is established, which is very important in the struggle against the various forms of idealism. The explanation of the specific nature of a methodological law, rule of logic, presumes the all-round analysis of their functions in a definite system of knowledge.