whiggishness

See also: Whiggishness

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From whiggish +‎ -ness.

Noun

whiggishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being whiggish.
    Near-synonym: presentism
    • 2012 October 3, Rebekah Higgitt, “Why whiggish won't do”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      Two anathemas of academic historians of science have been attracting a certain amount of interest in the history of science blogo-twittersphere lately. One is whiggishness and the other heroes, the two of which often come together in history writing and broadcasting aimed at a broad audience.
    • 2015 March 22, Julian Baggini, “The Soul of the Marionette by John Gray; The Challenge of Things by AC Grayling – review”, in The Guardian‎[2], →ISSN:
      But Grayling’s enthusiasm and conviction should not be confused with naive whiggishness. He does believe that through science and learning we have made progress, but he does not think the march forwards is inevitable or that our gains are irreversible.
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