[mass noun](Philosophy)the theory that primary truths and principles (especially those of ethics and metaphysics) are known directly by intuition (哲)直觉主义(一种认为尤其是伦理学和形而上学的基本真理和原则是直接来自直觉的学说) ■the theory that mathematical knowledge is based on intuition and mental construction, rejecting certain modes of reasoning and the notion of independent mathematical objects 直觉主义(一种认为数学知识是以直觉和心理构造为基础的理论,否认某些推理方式和独立数学对象的观念)