Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
sensationalist , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, in philosophy, holds to sensism.
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- noun One who holds to the
philosophy ofsensism .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'm not saying that you should be centrist, but rather common sensist.
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The French sensist retained the spiritual soul, but his followers disposed of it as Hume had done with the Berkeleian soul relic.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Some of these followers indeed denied that all the motives that influence man's conduct are selfish; they insist on the existence of symphatetic and social feelings in men, but whether selfish or social, all are rooted in a sensist philosophy.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Nominalism could exist at all in the Middle Ages, as it is possible only in a sensist philosophy that denies all natural distinction between sensation and the intellectual concept.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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This sensist philosophy, of course, has had its opponents.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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