presentationism
[ prez-uhn-tey-shuh-niz-uhm, pree-zen- ]
nounEpistemology.
the doctrine that in perception, or in all forms of knowledge, there is an immediate awareness of the things perceived.
Origin of presentationism
1First recorded in 1835–45; presentation + -ism
- Also called presentative realism.
Other words from presentationism
- pres·en·ta·tion·ist, noun, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for presentationism
presentationism
/ (ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃəˌnɪzəm) /
noun
philosophy the theory that objects are identical with our perceptions of them: Compare representationalism
Derived forms of presentationism
- presentationist, noun, adjective
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