intuitionism

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L. E. J. Brouwer, for whom the theorem was named, founded a movement in mathematics called intuitionism.

From Scientific American • Aug. 27, 2018

That moral intuitions are indispensable may be freely admitted even by one who demurs to the doctrine that intuitionism in some one of its forms may be accepted as a satisfactory theory of morals.

From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by Fullerton, George Stuart

We have seen above, that perceptional intuitionism tends to pass over into dogmatic intuitionism of some sort, even in the case of minds little developed.

From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by Fullerton, George Stuart

Their theories vary in detail and have received sundry names; we will group them here for convenience under the general caption "moral intuitionism."

From Problems of Conduct by Drake, Durant

If intuitionism in all its forms is to be rejected, it seems as though it must be done upon some other ground than an appeal to evolution.

From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by Fullerton, George Stuart