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感覚論 (kankakuron) Japanese meaning: sensationalism | Kotomora

感かん覚かく論ろん

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Meanings

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A philosophical theory that all knowledge originates from sensory experience. Used in academic contexts.

感かん覚かく論ろんは、知ち識しきの源げん泉せんを感かん覚かくに求もと

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Sensationalism is a philosophical position that locates the source of knowledge in the senses.

Kanji

感emotion, feeling, sensation
覚memorize, learn, remember
論argument, discourse

Related words

経けい験けん論ろん
経験論 (empiricism) is a broader epistemological view that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience, while 感覚論 specifically emphasizes the role of individual sensations.

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感かん覚かく+論ろん

Etymology

Compound of 感覚 (sensation) and 論 (theory, discourse). A straightforward Sino-Japanese philosophical term.