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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTUITIONISM

INTUITIONISM In `tu *i "tion *ism, n.

 

Defn: Same as Intuitionalism.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intuitionism

in tu i tion ism |ˌint (y )o͞oˈiSHəˌnizəm ˌɪnt (j )uˈɪʃəˌnɪzəm |(also intuitionalism |-ˈiSHənlˌizəm |) noun Philosophy the theory that primary truths and principles (esp. those of ethics and metaphysics ) are known directly by intuition. the theory that mathematical knowledge is based on intuition and mental construction, rejecting certain modes of reasoning and the notion of independent mathematical objects. DERIVATIVES in tu i tion ist noun & adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

intuitionism

intuitionism |ɪntjʊˈɪʃ (ə )nɪz (ə )m |(also intuitionalism ) noun [ mass noun ] Philosophy the theory that primary truths and principles (especially those of ethics and metaphysics ) are known directly by intuition. the theory that mathematical knowledge is based on intuition and mental construction, rejecting certain modes of reasoning and the notion of independent mathematical objects. DERIVATIVES intuitionist noun & adjective

 

Duden Dictionary

Intuitionismus

In tu i ti o nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Intuition i smus |der Intuitionismus; Genitiv: des Intuitionismus lateinisch-mittellateinisch-neulateinisch 1 Ethik Lehre, die der Intuition den Vorrang vor der Reflexion, vor dem diskursiven Denken gibt 2 bei der Begründung der Mathematik entwickelte Theorie, die mathematische Existenz mit Konstruierbarkeit gleichsetzt 3 Ethik Lehre von der ursprünglichen Gewissheit des Unterschiedes von Gut und Böse