sensationalism
- noun
- /sɛnˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm/
- Formal
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sensacionismo
- The Indian's "natural" state, at the same time, is interpreted broadly through the lens of Lockean sensationalism (which had provided the philosophical foundation for assimilationist policies of educational conditioning since the revolutionary era). 36
Examples
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In philosophy classes, we often discuss sensationalism to understand how our senses shape our perception of reality.
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Is he merely trying to spread the homeopathic doctrine by means of sensationalism?
Academic text (2000) -
Both Peirce and Emerson express opposition to this view as it appears in British empiricism and Locke's sensationalism.
Academic text (2017) -
The debate focused on sensationalism in journalism, emphasizing how exaggerated stories can mislead the public.
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Many critics argue that sensationalism distracts from the real issues by prioritizing shocking headlines over factual reporting.
Synonyms
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A view that we learn mainly from experience, observation, and experiments
A view that knowledge comes mostly from what we learn through our senses
The idea that only what we can sense exists
Surface Forms
Morphology
sensationalism = sensational (semi-transparent) = sensation + al + ism
Morphologically regular (sensational + -ism), but the philosophical meaning refers to a technical doctrine about sensory experience rather than the everyday 'shocking' sense, so the relation may not be obvious to learners.
Etymology
Sensationalism comes from sensation ('feeling' or 'the senses') and the ending -ism ('a belief'). So sensationalism in philosophy is the belief that feelings or sensory experience are the main source of knowledge and ideas about right and wrong.