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

Utilitarianism tended to judge the moral act by its external, de facto results; intuitionism, on the contrary, attributed morality to the will of the agent.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas

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

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

Dewey's criticism of intuitionism scarcely does justice to that method, whatever may be its inherent weakness.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas