phenomenalism
the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
the view that all things, including human beings, consist simply of the aggregate of their observable, sensory qualities.
Origin of phenomenalism
1Other words from phenomenalism
- phe·nom·e·nal·ist, noun
- phe·nom·e·nal·is·tic, adjective
- phe·nom·e·nal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use phenomenalism in a sentence
In other words, is Kants position subjectivism or phenomenalism?
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' | Norman Kemp SmithThe proper names for these opposite conceptions are of course Noumenalism and phenomenalism.
Science and Medieval Thought | Sir Thomas Clifford AllbuttIn so far as subjectivism reduces reality to states of knowledge, such as perceptions or ideas, it is phenomenalism.
The Approach to Philosophy | Ralph Barton PerrySimilarly a phenomenalism, like that of Hume, takes immediate presence to sense as the norm of being and knowledge.
The Approach to Philosophy | Ralph Barton PerryBut he differs both from Malebranche and from Hume in that he develops his phenomenalism on rationalist lines.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' | Norman Kemp Smith
British Dictionary definitions for phenomenalism
/ (fɪˈnɒmɪnəˌlɪzəm) /
philosophy the doctrine that statements about physical objects and the external world can be analysed in terms of possible or actual experiences, and that entities, such as physical objects, are only mental constructions out of phenomenal appearances: Compare idealism (def. 3), realism (def. 6)
Derived forms of phenomenalism
- phenomenalist, noun, adjective
- phenomenalistically, adverb
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