sensationalism, in philosophy, the theory that there are no innate ideas and that knowledge is derived solely from the sense data of experience. The idea was discussed by Greek philosophers and is shown variously in the works of Thomas Hobbes Hobbes, Thomas (hŏbz), 1588–1679, English philosopher, grad. Magdalen College, Oxford, 1608.
..... Click the link for more information. , John Locke Locke, John (lŏk), 1632–1704, English philosopher, founder of British empiricism.
..... Click the link for more information. , George Berkeley Berkeley, George (bär`klē, bûr–), 1685–1753, Anglo-Irish philosopher and clergyman, b. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland.
..... Click the link for more information. , David Hume Hume, David (hy
m), 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian.
..... Click the link for more information. , Julien de La Mettrie La Mettrie, Julien Offray de (zhülyăN` ôfrā` də lä mĕtrē`)
..... Click the link for more information. , Baron d'Holbach Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d' (pôl äNrē` tērē` bärôN` dôlbäk`), Ger.
..... Click the link for more information. , Claude Helvétius Helvétius, Claude Adrien (hĕlvē`shəs, Fr.
..... Click the link for more information. , Étienne de Condillac Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de (ātyĕn` bônō` də kôNdēyäk`)
..... Click the link for more information. , Ernst Mach Mach, Ernst (ĕrnst mäkh), 1838–1916, Austrian physicist and philosopher, b. Moravia.
..... Click the link for more information. , and others. See also empiricism empiricism (ĕmpĭr`ĭsĭzəm) [Gr.,=experience], philosophical doctrine that all knowledge is derived from experience.
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sensationalism
..... Click the link for more information. , John Locke Locke, John (lŏk), 1632–1704, English philosopher, founder of British empiricism.
..... Click the link for more information. , George Berkeley Berkeley, George (bär`klē, bûr–), 1685–1753, Anglo-Irish philosopher and clergyman, b. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland.
..... Click the link for more information. , David Hume Hume, David (hy
m), 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian...... Click the link for more information. , Julien de La Mettrie La Mettrie, Julien Offray de (zhülyăN` ôfrā` də lä mĕtrē`)
..... Click the link for more information. , Baron d'Holbach Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d' (pôl äNrē` tērē` bärôN` dôlbäk`), Ger.
..... Click the link for more information. , Claude Helvétius Helvétius, Claude Adrien (hĕlvē`shəs, Fr.
..... Click the link for more information. , Étienne de Condillac Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de (ātyĕn` bônō` də kôNdēyäk`)
..... Click the link for more information. , Ernst Mach Mach, Ernst (ĕrnst mäkh), 1838–1916, Austrian physicist and philosopher, b. Moravia.
..... Click the link for more information. , and others. See also empiricism empiricism (ĕmpĭr`ĭsĭzəm) [Gr.,=experience], philosophical doctrine that all knowledge is derived from experience.
..... Click the link for more information. .
sensationalism
1. Philosophy
a. the doctrine that knowledge cannot go beyond the analysis of experience
b. Ethics the doctrine that the ability to gratify the senses is the only criterion of goodness
2. Psychol the theory that all experience and mental life may be explained in terms of sensations and remembered images
3. Aesthetics the theory of the beauty of sensuality in the arts
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