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presentationism
[prez-uhn-tey-shuh-niz-uhm, pree-zen-]
noun
the doctrine that in perception, or in all forms of knowledge, there is an immediate awareness of the things perceived.
presentationism
/ ˌɛəˈٱɪʃəˌɪə /
noun
philosophy the theory that objects are identical with our perceptions of them Compare representationalism
Other Word Forms
- presentationist noun
- ˌˈٲپDzԾ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of presentationism1
Example Sentences
The same error, of supposing that “presentationism” is identical with “noumenalism,” and “phenomenalism” with “representationism,” runs through the whole of Mr. Stirling’s recent criticism of Hamilton’s theory of perception.
If the reader wants a name to characterise this system, he may call it the system of Absolute or Thorough-going presentationism.
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