abstractionism
the practice and theory of abstract art.
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How to use abstractionism in a sentence
abstractionism of the worst sort dogs Mr. Russell in his own trials to tell positively what the word 'truth' means.
The Meaning of Truth | William JamesIt almost reconciles one to being no logician that one thereby escapes so much abstractionism.
The Meaning of Truth | William JamesPragmatism saves us at any rate from such diseased abstractionism as those pages show.
The Meaning of Truth | William JamesA thing after your own heart, but ruined in my eyes by the same kind of vicious abstractionism which your thesis shows.
The Letters of William James, Vol. II | William JamesIt is one of the conspicuous traits of highbrowism, the essence of false abstractionism.
Human Nature and Conduct | John Dewey
British Dictionary definitions for abstractionism
/ (æbˈstrækʃəˌnɪzəm) /
the theory and practice of the abstract, esp of abstract art
Derived forms of abstractionism
- abstractionist, noun
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