PHILOSOPHISM Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For PHILOSOPHISM
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| rationalism | nounn | |||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience • the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth • the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| logical positivism | nounn | |||||
noun • the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) | ||||||
