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intuitionism
[in-too-ish-uh-niz-uhm, -tyoo-]
noun
Ethics.the doctrine that moral values and duties can be discerned directly.
Metaphysics.
the doctrine that in perception external objects are given immediately, without the intervention of a representative idea.
the doctrine that knowledge rests upon axiomatic truths discerned directly.
Logic, Mathematics.the doctrine, propounded by L. E. J. Brouwer, that a mathematical object is considered to exist only if a method for constructing it can be given.
intuitionism
/ ˌɪԳʊˈɪʃəˌɪə /
noun
the doctrine that there are moral truths discoverable by intuition
the doctrine that there is no single principle by which to resolve conflicts between intuited moral rules See also deontological
philosophy the theory that general terms are used of a variety of objects in accordance with perceived similarities Compare nominalism Platonism
logic the doctrine that logical axioms rest on prior intuitions concerning time, negation, and provability
the doctrine that knowledge, esp of the external world, is acquired by intuition
Other 51Թ Forms
- intuitionist noun
- ˌԳٳˈپDzԾ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intuitionism1
Example Sentences
L. E. J. Brouwer, for whom the theorem was named, founded a movement in mathematics called intuitionism.
Written in 1964, it locates the anger and paranoia that had characterised the Goldwater insurgency—in effect, an extreme case of intuitionism—in a long history of populist resentment and apocalyptic rhetoric.
Dewey's criticism of intuitionism scarcely does justice to that method, whatever may be its inherent weakness.
Schiller, F. C. S.—Humanism, intuitionism, and objective reality.
He acknowledges his debt to Kant, to the Romanticists, and in particular to Schelling, whose "intuitionism" was naturally congenial to him.
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