transcendentalismus

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• Transcendentalism — Tran scen*den tal*ism, n. [Cf. F. transcendantalisme, G. transcendentalismus.] 1. (Kantian Philos.) The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge. [1913 Webster] Note: As… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• transcendentalism — transcendentalist, n., adj. /tran sen den tl iz euhm, seuhn /, n. 1. transcendental character, thought, or language. 2. Also called transcendental philosophy. any philosophy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be… …   Universalium

• transcendentalism — tran•scen•den•tal•ism [[t]ˌtræn sɛnˈdɛn tlˌɪz əm, sən [/t]] n. 1) transcendental character, thought, or language 2) pho Also called transcenden′tal philos′ophy. any philosophy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be… …   From formal English to slang

• transcendentalism — [tran΄sen dent′ liz΄əm] n. [< 18th c. Ger transcendentalismus: see TRANSCENDENTAL & ISM] 1. any of various philosophies that propose to discover the nature of reality by investigating the process of thought rather than the objects of sense… …   English World dictionary