intuitionism

in·tu·i·tion·ism

noun \ˌin-tü-ˈi-shə-ˌni-zəm\

Definition of INTUITIONISM

1

a : a doctrine that objects of perception are intuitively known to be real b : a doctrine that there are basic truths intuitively known

2

: a doctrine that right or wrong or fundamental principles about what is right and wrong can be intuited

3

: a philosophical thesis that human beings have a direct intuitive understanding of mathematics and that rejects the principle that every mathematical statement must be true or false

— in·tu·i·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ adjective or noun

First Known Use of INTUITIONISM

1847