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sensualism in French

sensualism in French is sensualisme — sensualism means a strong focus on, or love of, physical and sensual pleasure.

sensualism in French

sensualisme
noun
(epistemology) The doctrine that all knowledge not only originates in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism.

What does "sensualism" mean?

  1. noun A strong focus on, or love of, physical and sensual pleasure.
  2. noun (philosophy) The belief that pleasing the senses is the most important thing in life.
  3. noun (philosophy) The idea that all knowledge comes from what the senses take in, and is really just a changed form of that.
    "For Sensualism the only source of human knowledge is sensation: everything reduces to transformed sensations."
  4. noun A style or look that focuses on physical pleasure and the senses.
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  • For Sensualism the only source of human knowledge is sensation: everything reduces to transformed sensations.

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What is "sensualism" in French?
"sensualism" in French is sensualisme. sensualism means: A strong focus on, or love of, physical and sensual pleasure.
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