NOUMENALISMS Antonyms
Definition of NOUMENALISMS
noumenalism
Best Opposite Words For NOUMENALISMS
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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 | ||||||||
empiricist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism | ||||||||
materialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
naturalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
sensationalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes • the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes • (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience | ||||||||
objectivism | nounn | |||||||
noun • The state of being objective. • Moral objectivism. • Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind. • The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest. | ||||||||
phenomenalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • The doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli |