Category:Organon

Or"ga*non, or"ga*num, n. Etym: [nl. organon, l. organum. See organ.]

Defn: an organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical Or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from The aristotelian writers by lord bacon, as the title ("novum Organon") of part of his treatise on philosophical method. Sir. W. Hamilton.