EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY Antonyms
Definition of EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY
Best Opposite Words For EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY
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dogmatism | nounn | |||||||
noun • tendency to assert principles as undeniably true | ||||||||
nihilism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake • the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal • complete denial of all established authority and institutions | ||||||||
positivism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) • a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
reductionism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components • the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents | ||||||||
relativism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved | ||||||||
subjectivism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience • the quality of being subjective | ||||||||
vitalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry | ||||||||
absurdism | nounn | |||||||
noun • A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. • Absurdity, something that is absurd | ||||||||
essentialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • The view that objects have properties that are essential to them. • The view that all members of certain groups of people (such as those with the same race, gender, age, or sexual orientation) have common, essential traits inherent to the defining feature of the group; behavior or statement(s) that reflect such a view. • The doctrine that there are certain traditional concepts, values, and skills that are essential to society and should be taught to all students. • A lifestyle that seeks to minimize nonessentials in order to focus on what is important. • The theory that human beings are by nature (i.e. essentially) good and that evil is the product of society. |