corollaries

Definition

Situations, facts, or propositions that result naturally or logically from something else that has already been proven or established.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'corollarium,' meaning a gift or a garland added to a reward, which evolved to describe an additional inference or consequence that follows a primary truth.

In the news

The author uses this term to describe scientific findings that support or mirror psychoanalytic theories, while arguing that psychoanalysis should not have to rely solely on such material evidence to be considered valid.

Psychoanalysis Works—And It Doesn’t Owe You a Brain Scan

Psychology Today

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