ACADEMISM Antonyms
Definition of ACADEMISM
Best Opposite Words For ACADEMISM
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empiricism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience • the application of empirical methods in any art or science • medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings | ||||||||
practicality | nounn | |||||||
noun • concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities | ||||||||
pragmatism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | ||||||||
realism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth • the state of being actual or real • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names | ||||||||
utilitarianism | nounn | |||||||
noun • doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number |