Anschauung

[ ahn-shou-oong, -uhng ]

noun

, Philosophy.

1. direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anschauung¹

1855–60; < German: view, equivalent to anschau ( en ) to view ( an- on, at + schauen to look) + -ung -ing ¹

Example Sentences

More than that—he had already conceived the important terms of his own Welt-anschauung.

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Fichte's word is Anschauung, for which the English language possesses no exact equivalent.

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The psychological distinction between the three forms is that sensuous perception (Anschauung) 3.

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Your general mechanical Welt-anschauung is too abstract and simple for my mind.

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Intuition (Anschauung) as used by Kant, is external or internal.

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