correlationism

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noun

The philosophical standpoint, rejected by proponents of speculative realism, that we cannot directly access thinking and being, but only the correlation between them.

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Meanings

nouncorrelationism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe philosophical standpoint, rejected by proponents of speculative realism, that we cannot directly access thinking and being, but only the correlation between them.

Origin

From correlation + -ism.

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