intuitionalism

In`tu`i´tion`al`ism

n.

1.

(Metaph.) The doctrine that the perception or recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; - opposed to sensationalism, and experientialism.

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intuitionalism, intuitionism.

1. Metaphysics. the doctrine that the reality of perceived external objects is known intuitively, without the intervention of a representative idea.
2. Metaphysics. the doctrine that knowledge rests upon axiomatic truths discerned intuitively.
3. Ethics. the doctrine that moral values and duties can be perceived directly. Also called intuitivism. — intuitionalist, intuitionist, n.

See also: Knowledge