Definitions for sensualism
ˈsɛn ʃu əˌlɪz əmsen·su·al·ism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sensuality, sensualness, sensualismnoun

   desire for sensual pleasures

2. sensualism, sensationalismnoun

   (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good

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1. sensualismnoun

   Addiction to or obsession with sensual pleasures or affairs

2. sensualismnoun

   The doctrine that gratification of the senses is the highest good.

3. sensualismnoun

   The doctrine that all knowledge not only originates in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism.

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1. Sensualism

   In epistemology, Sensualism is a doctrine whereby sensations and perception are the basic and most important form of true cognition. It may oppose abstract ideas.This ideogenetic question was long ago put forward in Greek philosophy (Stoicism, Epicureanism) and further developed to the full by the British Sensualists (John Locke, David Hume) and the British Associationists (Thomas Brown, David Hartley, Joseph Priestley). In the 19th century it was very much taken up by the Positivists (Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, Hippolyte Taine, Émile Littré)

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1. sensualism

   Sensualism is a philosophical doctrine or perspective that asserts all knowledge originates from and is dependent on sensory experience or perception. In a general context, it can also refer to the pursuit or indulgence in sensual, especially sexual, pleasures and interests.

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1. Sensualismnoun

   the condition or character of one who is sensual; subjection to sensual feelings and appetite; sensuality

2. Sensualismnoun

   the doctrine that all our ideas, or the operations of the understanding, not only originate in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism; sensism

3. Sensualismnoun

   the regarding of the gratification of the senses as the highest good

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. sensualisme.]

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1. Sensualism

   Sensualism is a philosophical doctrine of the theory of knowledge, according to which sensations and perception are the basic and most important form of true cognition. It may oppose abstract ideas. The basic principle of sensualism is "there is not anything in mind, which hasn't been in the sensations." The great philosophers of sensualism are: ⁕Aristotle ⁕Thomas Aquinas ⁕John Locke ⁕George Berkeley ⁕David Hume ⁕Étienne Bonnot de Condillac ⁕William James ⁕Friedrich Nietzsche

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sensualism in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sensualism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sensualism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sensualism
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensualism
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensualism
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sensualism