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intuitionism

in·tu·i·tion·ism [ ìn too ísh'n ìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. philosophy doctrine of intuitive perception: the doctrine that asserts that a perceived object is intuitively known to be real

2. ethics ethical principles understood through intuition: the doctrine that knowledge of goodness or obligation and the principles governing them can be discerned through intuition

3. logic mathematics mathematical theory: a theory in the foundation of mathematics that holds that only proofs constrained by specific restrictions are permitted.
See also  formalismlogicism


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