| NATIONALISM | • nationalism n. Patriotism; the idea of supporting one’s country, people or culture. • nationalism n. Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist). • nationalism n. (UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. |
| RATIONALISM | • rationalism n. (Philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception. • rationalism n. (Philosophy) The theory that knowledge may be derived by deductions from a priori concepts (such as… • rationalism n. A view that the fundamental method for problem solving is through reason and experience rather than… |
| EMOTIONALISM | • emotionalism n. An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional manner; emotional behaviour… • EMOTIONALISM n. a tendency to regard things emotionally. |
| FACTIONALISM | • factionalism n. The splitting of a group into factions. • factionalism n. Conflict between factions. • FACTIONALISM n. belonging to a faction. |
| SECTIONALISM | • sectionalism n. Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole. • sectionalism n. (Politics) Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation. • SECTIONALISM n. an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region. |
| FRACTIONALISM | • fractionalism n. (Politics) The division of a political party into groups that may have differing ideologies. • FRACTIONALISM n. the state of consisting of discrete units. |
| FUNCTIONALISM | • functionalism n. (Architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in… • functionalism n. (Philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects. • functionalism n. (Social sciences) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and… |
| IRRATIONALISM | • irrationalism n. A philosophical movement formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century. • IRRATIONALISM n. a system emphasizing intuition, instinct, feeling, or faith rather than reason or holding that the universe is governed by irrational forces. |
| VOCATIONALISM | • vocationalism n. An approach to education that seeks to equip learners with vocational skills for the workplace. • VOCATIONALISM n. emphasis on vocational training in education. |
| EXCEPTIONALISM | • exceptionalism n. The state of being special, exceptional or unique. • exceptionalism n. The belief that something (A nation, species etc.) is exceptional, superior, or does not conform to… • exceptionalism n. A philosophy of prevention or of intervention. |
| INTUITIONALISM | • intuitionalism n. (Philosophy) The doctrine that the perception or recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate. • INTUITIONALISM n. the doctrine that the perception of truth is by intuition; a philosophical system which stresses intuition and mysticism as opposed to the idea of a logical universe. |
| OPERATIONALISM | • operationalism n. (Sciences) A philosophy that attempts to define all scientific concepts in terms of specified operations… • OPERATIONALISM n. the theory that defines scientific concepts by means of the operations used to prove or determine them, also OPERATIONISM. |
| SENSATIONALISM | • sensationalism n. The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior… • sensationalism n. (Philosophy) A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses. • SENSATIONALISM n. the belief that ideas originate solely in sensation. |
| TRADITIONALISM | • traditionalism n. The adherence to traditional views or practices, especially with regard to cultural or religious matters. • traditionalism n. The continuation of theological rituals on the basis that the ritual has always completed, rather than… • traditionalism n. A philosophical system which makes tradition the supreme criterion and rule of certitude; the doctrine… |
| ANTIRATIONALISM | • antirationalism n. (Philosophy) The philosophical position that opposes rationalism. • ANTIRATIONALISM n. opposition to rationalism. |
| CONVENTIONALISM | • conventionalism n. (Uncountable) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior. • conventionalism n. (Countable, obsolete) A conventional act or constraint. • conventionalism n. (Uncountable, philosophy) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression… |