experientialism

[ik-speer-ee-en-shuh-liz-uhm]

noun

Epistemology.

1. any doctrine or theory that maintains that personal experience is the only or the principal basis of knowledge.

Other Word Forms

• experientialist noun
• experientialistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of experientialism¹

First recorded in 1860–65; experiential + -ism

Example Sentences

The third reason, she says, is the rise of "experientialism".

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“That’s the magic of experientialism,” Wallman says.

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“The big change to what I call experientialism is more about finding happiness and status in experiences instead.”

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My use of the term “experientialism” is much more cultural than it’s been used in the past.

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No one’s stated that as a manifesto and no one has made that forecast that we are moving from a value system of materialism to a value system of experientialism.

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