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sensationalism, in philosophy, the theory that there are no innate ideas and that knowledge is derived solely from the sense data of experience. The idea was discussed by Greek philosophers and is shown variously in the works of Thomas Hobbes Hobbes, Thomas (hŏbz), 1588–1679, English philosopher, grad. Magdalen College, Oxford, 1608. ..... Click the link for more information. , John Locke Locke, John (lŏk), 1632–1704, English philosopher, founder of British empiricism. ..... Click the link for more information. , George Berkeley Berkeley, George (bär`klē, bûr–), 1685–1753, Anglo-Irish philosopher and clergyman, b. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. ..... Click the link for more information. , David Hume Hume, David (hy  m), 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian...... Click the link for more information. , Julien de La Mettrie La Mettrie, Julien Offray de (zhülyăN` ôfrā` də lä mĕtrē`) ..... Click the link for more information. , Baron d'Holbach Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d' (pôl äNrē` tērē` bärôN` dôlbäk`), Ger. ..... Click the link for more information. , Claude Helvétius Helvétius, Claude Adrien (hĕlvē`shəs, Fr. ..... Click the link for more information. , Étienne de Condillac Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de (ātyĕn` bônō` də kôNdēyäk`) ..... Click the link for more information. , Ernst Mach Mach, Ernst (ĕrnst mäkh), 1838–1916, Austrian physicist and philosopher, b. Moravia. ..... Click the link for more information. , and others. See also empiricism empiricism (ĕmpĭr`ĭsĭzəm) [Gr.,=experience], philosophical doctrine that all knowledge is derived from experience. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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"And yet," said I, smiling, "I cannot quite hold myself absolved from the charge of sensationalism which has been urged against my records. Locke cannot be truly regarded as the author of sensationalism any more than of idealism. There is a lack of seriousness of purpose, an increasing tendency to return, in more morbid spirit, to the sensationalism of the 1580's, and an anxious straining to attract and please the audiences by almost any means. |
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