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

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

It is very interesting to note that one of our best critics of intuitionism, Hemy Sidgwick, was himself an intuitionist.

From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by Fullerton, George Stuart

And, like other forms of intuitionism, it has the merit of avoiding that short-circuiting which may easily prove seductive to the egoist or the utilitarian.

From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by Fullerton, George Stuart

As a form of intuitionism the doctrine of following.. nature may be criticised in much the same way as other forms.

From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by Fullerton, George Stuart