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The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge.
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Ambitious and imaginative vagueness in thought, imagery, or diction.
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A philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality (associated with Kant); philosophy which stresses intuition and spirituality (associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson); transcendental character or quality.
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A movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths.
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any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
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Synonyms: transcendental philosophy
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Broader terms: philosophy
Etymology tree English transcendental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English transcendentalism From transcendental + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
transcendentalisme
— the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge
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French:
transcendentalisme
— the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge
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Greek:
υπερβατισμός
(ypervatismós)
— the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge
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Hindi:
अनुभवातीतवाद
(anubhvātītvād)
— the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge
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Hindi:
अतींद्रियवाद
(atīndriyvād)
— the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge
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Hindi:
इंद्रियातीतवाद
(indriyātītvād)
— the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge
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Hindi:
प्रागनुभविकवाद
(prāgnubhvikvād)
— the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge
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Hindi:
अलौकिकता
(alaukiktā)
— the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge
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Catalan:
transcendentalisme
— ambitious and imaginative vagueness in thought, imagery, or diction
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Catalan:
transcendentalisme
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Chinese Mandarin:
超驗主義 /超验主义
(chāoyàn zhǔyì)
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Chinese Mandarin:
超越論 /超越论
(chāoyuèlùn)
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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German:
Transzendentalismus
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Japanese:
超絶主義
(chōzetsushugi)
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Japanese:
超越主義
(chōetsushugi)
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Kazakh:
трансцендентализм
(transsendentalizm)
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Korean:
초월주의
(chowoljuui)
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Kyrgyz:
трансцендентализм
(transtsendentalizm)
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Latin:
transcendentalismus
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Polish:
transcendentalizm
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Portuguese:
transcendentalismo
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Turkish:
transandantalizm
— a philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality
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Chinese Mandarin:
超驗主義 /超验主义
(chāoyàn zhǔyì)
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Chinese Mandarin:
超越主義 /超越主义
(chāoyuè zhǔyì)
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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German:
Transzendentalismus
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Japanese:
超絶主義
(chōzetsushugi)
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Japanese:
超越主義
(chōetsushugi)
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Kazakh:
трансцендентализм
(transsendentalizm)
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Korean:
초월주의
(chowoljuui)
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Kyrgyz:
трансцендентализм
(transtsendentalizm)
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Latin:
transcendentalismus
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Polish:
transcendentalizm
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Portuguese:
transcendentalismo
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Swedish:
transcendentalism
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century
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Turkish:
transandantalizm
— a movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century