neocriticism

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A school of thought that says we only know how things look, not their true nature

noun
/ˌniːoʊˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/

Archaic

: neocrítica

C. B. Renouvier played a central role in the development of neocriticism.

Examples

Modern debates about knowledge and perception often reference the key tenets of neocriticism.
Many scholars study neocriticism to understand its impact on epistemology.
The influence of neocriticism can be traced in many works of twentieth-century philosophy.
The concept of neocriticism has influenced modern philosophical thought.
C. B. Renouvier's work laid the foundation for neocriticism, bridging the gap between Kantian philosophy and modern thought.
In her lecture, she explained how neocriticism reshapes traditional views on epistemology and perception.
Many contemporary philosophers draw on the principles of neocriticism to challenge previous assertions about knowledge.

Synonyms

neo-Kantianism

vsneocriticism

Specialized

1 9.9

A movement in philosophy that revived Kant's ideas about knowledge, morals, and law

focuses on rejecting noumena and limiting knowledge to phenomena shaped by a priori categories

Surface Forms

neocriticism singular

neocriticisms plural

Morphology

neocriticism = criticism (semi-transparent) = neo + criticism

The word is formed by the productive prefix 'neo-' meaning 'new' attached to 'criticism', so the morphological step is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word neocriticism comes from neo- meaning 'new' and criticism, from a word meaning 'judge', the same root you see in critic and critical. So neocriticism is a 'new' kind of critical thinking about what we can really know, which is why the term describes a modern school of philosophy that changes earlier 'critical' ideas.