transcendentalism

tran·scen·den·tal·ism

noun \-tə-ˌli-zəm\

Definition of TRANSCENDENTALISM

1

: a philosophy that emphasizes the a priori conditions of knowledge and experience or the unknowable character of ultimate reality or that emphasizes the transcendent as the fundamental reality

2

: a philosophy that asserts the primacy of the spiritual and transcendental over the material and empirical

3

: the quality or state of being transcendental; especially : visionary idealism

— tran·scen·den·tal·ist \-tə-list\ adjective or noun

First Known Use of TRANSCENDENTALISM

1803

Other Philosophy Terms

dialectic, dualism, epistemology, existentialism, metaphysics, ontology, sequitur, solipsism

Rhymes with TRANSCENDENTALISM

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