spontaneous generation, n.Definitions

Spontaneous generation (n.) must ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠be assumed for ideas where no tradition can be traced: the same images arise again and again from an archetypal foundation.