Definition of eidos
plural eide
\ˈīˌdē, ˈāˌdā\
1
:something that is seen or intuited:
b
in Aristotelianism
c
:an appearance, conception, or form of intuition
2
:the cognitive part of cultural structure made up of the criteria of credibility, the logic used in thinking and acting, and the basic ideas by which the members of a culture organize and interpret experience :logical structure
- the eidos is visible wherever group behavior is characterized by intellectual efforts of a similar kind
- —S. F. Nadel
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