intuitionism

[ in-too-ish-uh-niz-uhm, -tyoo- ]

/ ˌɪn tuˈɪʃ əˌnɪz əm, -tyu- /

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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.

Origin of intuitionism

First recorded in 1840–50; intuition + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM intuitionism

in·tu·i·tion·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby intuitionism

INTUC, intuit, intuition, intuitional, intuitionalism, intuitionism, intuitive, intuitive stage, intuitivism, intumesce, intumescence

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Example sentences from the Web for intuitionism

Dewey's criticism of intuitionism scarcely does justice to that method, whatever may be its inherent weakness.
John Dewey's logical theory|Delton Thomas Howard
It is this truth that goodness and approbation are identical that Intuitionism builds upon.
A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution|C. M. Williams
It attempts thus to supplant both egoism and intuitionism by the same doctrine of the organic union between individuals.
On the Ethics of Naturalism|William Ritchie Sorley
Intuitionism, whether capable or not of being disproved, is by its nature unsusceptible of decisive proof.
Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics|William Thomas Thornton

British Dictionary definitions for intuitionism

intuitionism

intuitionalism

/ (ˌɪntjʊˈɪʃəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

(in ethics)

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 rulesSee also deontological

philosophy the theory that general terms are used of a variety of objects in accordance with perceived similaritiesCompare nominalism, Platonism

logic the doctrine that logical axioms rest on prior intuitions concerning time, negation, and provability

the theory that mathematics cannot intelligibly comprehend the properties of infinite sets, and that only what can be shown to be provable can be justifiably asserted
the reconstruction of mathematics or logic in accordance with this viewCompare formalism, logicism, finitism

the doctrine that knowledge, esp of the external world, is acquired by intuition

Derived forms of intuitionism

intuitionist or intuitionalist, noun

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单词	intuitionism
释义	intuitionism [ in-too-ish-uh-niz-uhm, -tyoo- ] / ˌɪn tuˈɪʃ əˌnɪz əm, -tyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR intuitionism ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of intuitionism First recorded in 1840–50; intuition + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM intuitionism in·tu·i·tion·ist, noun, adjective Words nearby intuitionism INTUC, intuit, intuition, intuitional, intuitionalism, intuitionism, intuitive, intuitive stage, intuitivism, intumesce, intumescence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intuitionism Dewey's criticism of intuitionism scarcely does justice to that method, whatever may be its inherent weakness. John Dewey's logical theory\|Delton Thomas Howard It is this truth that goodness and approbation are identical that Intuitionism builds upon. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution\|C. M. Williams It attempts thus to supplant both egoism and intuitionism by the same doctrine of the organic union between individuals. On the Ethics of Naturalism\|William Ritchie Sorley Intuitionism, whether capable or not of being disproved, is by its nature unsusceptible of decisive proof. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics\|William Thomas Thornton British Dictionary definitions for intuitionism intuitionism intuitionalism / (ˌɪntjʊˈɪʃəˌnɪzəm) / noun (in ethics) 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 rulesSee also deontological philosophy the theory that general terms are used of a variety of objects in accordance with perceived similaritiesCompare nominalism, Platonism logic the doctrine that logical axioms rest on prior intuitions concerning time, negation, and provability the theory that mathematics cannot intelligibly comprehend the properties of infinite sets, and that only what can be shown to be provable can be justifiably asserted the reconstruction of mathematics or logic in accordance with this viewCompare formalism, logicism, finitism the doctrine that knowledge, esp of the external world, is acquired by intuition Derived forms of intuitionism intuitionist or intuitionalist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to intuitionism clairvoyance, intuition, precognition, presentiment, second sight, sixth sense, telepathy, vision, intuitivism
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intuitionism

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intuitionalism

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