intuitivism

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noun

The doctrine that the ideas of right and wrong are intuitive.

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Meanings

nounintuitivism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe doctrine that the ideas of right and wrong are intuitive.

    Without however going to any such extent as the above, almost all philosophers who are jealous of intuitivism are more or less driven to Hobbistic views on this part of moral philosophy[…]

    1876, John Grote, A Treatise on the Moral Ideals

Origin

From intuitive + -ism.

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