intuition
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in·tu·i·tion
(ĭn'tū-ĭsh'ən, -tyū-) 
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intuitionally in'tu·i'tion·al·ly adv.
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- The act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of rational processes; immediate cognition. See synonyms at reason.
- Knowledge gained by the use of this faculty; a perceptive insight.
- A sense of something not evident or deducible; an impression.
[Middle English intuicioun, insight, from Late Latin intuitiō, intuitiōn-, a looking at, from Latin intuitus, a look, from past participle of intuērī, to look at, contemplate : in-, on; see in-2 + tuērī, to look at.]
intuitional in'tu·i'tion·al adj.intuitionally in'tu·i'tion·al·ly adv.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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intuition, instinct
The two words overlap in meaning, and the Old English (up to 1150)D indeed uses intuition in one of its definitions of instinct. Both refer to intellectual activity and both denote processes in which knowledge is apprehended without using any process of reasoning. An important difference, however, is that intuition is confined to humans whereas instinct is attributable to the animal world at large. In extended meanings, intuition means 'immediate insight' into a fact or feeling (as in the notorious phrase a woman's intuition), and instinct means 'unconscious skill' (an instinct for getting the best deal); these meanings too refuse to stay apart. Examples: (intuition)
A student's intuition moves far more swiftly than can an instruction manual, and I believe that self-tuition is the finest form of education—R. Brindle Smith, 1986
Whatever that small voice of intuition was telling her about her destiny, common-sense decreed that the Prince already had a full hand of potential suitors—A. Morton, 1993
(instinct) Blythswood Square, once home of the infamous poisoner Madaleine Smith, and latterly, numerous other ladies with hearts of loose change and the instincts of a blushing tarantula—E. Chisnall, 1989
Running out was totally unprofessional, but she had acted purely on instinct—J. Evans, 1993.
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia:
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intuition
In philosophy, the power of obtaining knowledge that is not or cannot be acquired either by inference or observation. As such, intuition is thought of as an original, independent source of knowledge, since it is designed to account for just those kinds of knowledge that other sources do not provide. Knowledge of some necessary truths and basic moral principles is sometimes explained in this way. A technical sense of intuition, deriving from Immanuel Kant, refers to immediate acquaintance with individual entities; intuition (Anschauung) in this sense may be empirical (e.g., consciousness of sense-data) or pure (e.g., consciousness of space and time a priori as forms of all empirical intuitions). As conceived by Benedict de Spinoza and Henri Bergson, intuition is taken to be concrete knowledge of the world as an interconnected whole, as contrasted with the piecemeal, abstract knowledge obtained by science and observation.
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Roget's Thesaurus:
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intuition
noun
- Intuitive cognition: feeling, hunch, idea, impression, suspicion. See thoughts.
- The power to discern the true nature of a person or situation: insight, instinct, intuitiveness, penetration, sixth sense. See thoughts.
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intuition
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Definition: insight
Antonyms: intellect, knowledge, reason, reasoning
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy:
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intuition
Immediate awareness, either of the truth of some proposition, or of an object of apprehension such as a concept. Awareness of the passage of time, or of the ineffable nature of God, have equally been claimed as intuitions. The notion is frequently regarded with suspicion, as simply labelling the place where the philosophical understanding of the source of our knowledge stops. In the philosophy of Kant intuition (Anschauung) has an empirical form, covering the sensible apprehension of things, and as pure intuition it is that which structures sensation into the experience of things in space and time.
Columbia Encyclopedia:
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intuition
intuition, in philosophy, way of knowing directly; immediate apprehension. The Greeks understood intuition to be the grasp of universal principles by the intelligence (nous), as distinguished from the fleeting impressions of the senses. The distinction used by the Greeks implied the superiority of intellectual intuitions over information received by the senses. Christian thinkers made a distinction between intuitive and discursive knowledge: God and angels know directly (intuitively) what men reach by reasoning. René Descartes insisted that there are not two faculties of intuition (the sensual and the intellectual) but only the faculty of intellect; sensual experience, although it appears necessary in practice, is not essential to knowledge. John Locke and others criticized Descartes's position, and under the influence of such criticism perception and the intellect came to be regarded as two separate, intuitive faculties, both necessary for genuine knowledge. Immanuel Kant took sense perception to be the paradigm of intuition, although pure intuitions of space and time were also basic to his system. For Henri Bergson, intuition was an evolved, conscious form of instinct, an unmediated experience of the external world or of the self. Bertrand Russell formulated the conceptual-perceptual distinction as the difference between "knowledge by description" and "knowledge by acquaintance" and Russell also postulated a faculty analogous to sensation that apprehended universals. The logical positivists felt it was unnecessary to posit such a faculty, and explained the apprehension of nonsensory intuitive (or noninferential) knowledge as the result of psychological conditioning in the learning of a language. To know that all events are caused is to have learned the usage of the terms event and cause. Critics have argued that such a position confuses the learning of a fact with the learning of a word. The role intuition plays in mathematics and ethics has provoked lively debate in the history of Western philosophy. According to mathematical intuitionism, mathematical knowledge rests on mathematical concepts that are immediately clear and irreducible. According to ethical intuitionism, there are fundamental ethical truths that can be known directly and do not have to be inferred.
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Human faculty by which individuals are aware of facts not accessible to normal sensory or mental processes. Some apparent intuition may be attributed to unconscious sensory or mental perception or deduction. Other intuitive awareness suggests paranormal faculty.
Oxford Companion to the Mind:
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intuition
This is, essentially, arriving at decisions or conclusions without explicit or conscious processes of reasoned thinking. It is sometimes thought that intuitions are reliable, and indeed we do act most of the time without knowing why or what our reasons may be. It is certainly rare to set out an argument in formal terms, and go through the steps as prescribed by logicians. In this sense, almost all judgements and behaviour are 'intuitive'.
The term is used in philosophy to denote the alleged power of the mind to perceive or 'see' certain self-evident truths (Latin intueor, to see). The status of intuition has, however, declined over the last century, perhaps with the increasing emphasis on formal logic and explicit data and methods of science.
'Woman's intuition' is, perhaps, largely the subtle use of almost subliminal cues in social situations from gestures, casual remarks, and knowledge of behaviour patterns and motives. Psychologists find these important matters for living almost impossible to formulate.
(Published 1987)
The term is used in philosophy to denote the alleged power of the mind to perceive or 'see' certain self-evident truths (Latin intueor, to see). The status of intuition has, however, declined over the last century, perhaps with the increasing emphasis on formal logic and explicit data and methods of science.
'Woman's intuition' is, perhaps, largely the subtle use of almost subliminal cues in social situations from gestures, casual remarks, and knowledge of behaviour patterns and motives. Psychologists find these important matters for living almost impossible to formulate.
(Published 1987)
— Richard L. Gregory
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Intuition
Quotes:
"Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out."
- Michael Burke
"Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality."
- Alexis Carrel
"The only real valuable thing is intuition."
- Albert Einstein
"It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner."
- Dr. Jonas Salk
"There is no instinct like that of the heart."
- Lord Byron
"Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation."
- Eileen Caddy
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Wiley Dictionary of Flavors:
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Intuition
Intuition is the subjective thought process that has to do with non-logical, artistic, and lateral thinking.
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categories related to 'intuition'
- Mental States, Processes, and Behavior - intuition: ability to understand quickly through feeling, not analysis
- Notions, Ideas, and Methods - intuition: direct apprehension of knowledge, without application of reason
- Intuition and Imagination - intuition: direct knowledge or insight independent of any reasoning process
- Enlightenment, Truth, and the Unknowable - intuition: revelation by insight or innate knowledge, without reasoning
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Intuition
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Intuition may refer to:
- Intuition (philosophy), immediate (not inferred) a priori knowledge or experiential belief
- Intuition (psychology), acquiring beliefs in ways that bypass ordinary justification
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Intuition
Dansk (Danish)
n. - intuition, umiddelbar opfattelse
Français (French)
n. - intuition, sens, flair
Deutsch (German)
n. - Intuition
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ενστικτώδης) διαίσθηση, ενόραση
Italiano (Italian)
intuizione, intuito
Português (Portuguese)
n. - intuição (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - intuición, presentimiento
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - intuition, omedelbar uppfattning, ingivelse
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
直觉, 直觉的知识
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 直覺, 直覺的知識
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 直覚, 直観, 直観力
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حدس, , بديهه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - בינת-הלב, טביעת-עין, אינטואיציה, תפיסה מיידית של המוח ללא חשיבה
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