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apriorism
[ ey-prahy-awr-iz-uhm, -ohr-, ey-pree-, ah-pree- ]
noun
- belief in, or reliance upon, a priori reasoning, arguments, or principles.
apriorism
/ eɪˈpraɪəˌrɪzəm /
noun
- the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience Compare rationalism sensationalism
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Other Words From
- apri·orist noun
- a·pri·o·ris·tic [ey-prahy-, uh, -, ris, -tik], adjective
- a·prio·risti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apriorism1
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Example Sentences
Apriorism and skepticism define the great difference in the attitude toward the witness.
It is comparatively easy at the present time in moral theory to slam both hedonism and apriorism.
Empiricism has never succeeded in accounting for this apriorism and necessity.
If a third explanation can be thought of, it will not follow that apriorism is true.
But does it follow from the failure of empiricism that apriorism is true?
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