Meaning of SENSATIONALISM
| Pronunciation: | | sen'seyshu`nlizum
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- [n] the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- [n] the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
- [n] the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
- [n] subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
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| | Synonyms: | | empiricism, empiricist philosophy, luridness, sensualism |
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| | See Also: | | content, experimentalism, journalese, logical positivism, message, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, positivism, subject matter, substance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sen*sa"tion*al*ism\, n.
1. (Metaph.) The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some
ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in
sensation, and consist of sensations transformed;
sensualism; -- opposed to {intuitionalism}, and
{rationalism}.
2. The practice or methods of sensational writing or
speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel.
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