1. Plural of intuitionism; philosophical doctrines or systems that emphasize intuition as a primary source of knowledge or truth.
Usage: philosophy; formal
2. In mathematics and logic, plural of intuitionism; schools of thought rejecting the law of excluded middle and emphasizing constructive proof.
Usage: mathematics; logic; technical

Examples

• Various intuitionalisms have emerged throughout the history of Western philosophy.
• The debate between intuitionalisms and empiricism shaped modern epistemology.
• Mathematical intuitionalisms reject certain classical logical principles.
• Different intuitionalisms prioritize direct insight or immediate understanding.
• Philosophers studying intuitionalisms often examine how knowledge arises without formal reasoning.