intuitionism

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L. E. J. Brouwer, for whom the theorem was named, founded a movement in mathematics called intuitionism.

From Scientific American • Aug. 27, 2018

He acknowledges his debt to Kant, to the Romanticists, and in particular to Schelling, whose "intuitionism" was naturally congenial to him.

From Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson by Hardwick, John Charlton

Representationism could not possibly be avoided, neither could intuitionism be possibly fallen in with, on the analytic road which he took.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various

Utilitarianism tended to judge the moral act by its external, de facto results; intuitionism, on the contrary, attributed morality to the will of the agent.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas

Their theories vary in detail and have received sundry names; we will group them here for convenience under the general caption "moral intuitionism."

From Problems of Conduct by Drake, Durant