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sensualism

sensualismnoun

sensualisms

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sensualismePhilosophie.

Sensualism posits that all human knowledge is derived from sensory experience.

Le sensualisme postule que toute connaissance humaine dérive de l'expérience sensible.

Additional translations

sensualitéEmploi rare au sens de recherche du plaisir des sens.

Definitions

The doctrine that the senses are the only source of knowledge.

Sensualism posits that all human knowledge is derived from sensory experience.

A preoccupation with or emphasis on the gratification of the senses or physical pleasure.

The artist's work was criticized for its overt sensualism, focusing heavily on the pleasures of the flesh.

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