geneticism

English

Etymology

genetic +‎ -ism

Noun

geneticism (uncountable)

1. The belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history.
   • 2002, John L. Bryant, The Fluid Text: A Theory of Revision and Editing for Book and Screen, page 75:

     If the analysis of fluid texts requires a more sophisticated treatment of versions than we have heretofore witnessed, there is no doubt that geneticism makes a significant contribution.

   • 2010, Jean-Paul Gedeon, Building Vision: A Constructivist-Developmental Approach to Spiritual Growth and Leadership, page 14:

     Clines believes that a particular view of the nature of knowledge is promoted by the practice of geneticism: the belief that a text is best understood when its sources are reconstructed and its pre-history determined.