intuitionism
[ in-too-ish-uh-niz-uh m, -tyoo- ]
/ ˌɪn tuˈɪʃ əˌnɪz əm, -tyu- /
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM intuitionism
in·tu·i·tion·ist, noun, adjectiveWords nearby intuitionism
intuc,
intuit,
intuition,
intuitional,
intuitionalism,
intuitionism,
intuitive,
intuitive stage,
intuitivism,
intumesce,
intumescence
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 HowardIt is this truth that goodness and approbation are identical that Intuitionism builds upon.
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 SorleyIntuitionism, 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 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