Intuitionism
[in-too-ish-uh-niz-uh m, -tyoo-] /ˌɪn tuˈɪʃ əˌnɪz əm, -tyu-/
noun
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Ethics. the doctrine that moral values and duties can be discerned directly.
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Metaphysics.
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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.
/ˌɪntjʊˈɪʃəˌnɪzəm/
noun
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(in ethics)
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(philosophy) the theory that general terms are used of a variety of objects in accordance with perceived similarities Compare nominalism, Platonism
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(logic) the doctrine that logical axioms rest on prior intuitions concerning time, negation, and provability
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the doctrine that knowledge, esp of the external world, is acquired by intuition
intuitionistic logic
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