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introspectionist

introspectionist noun: someone given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of the mind or soul.

Noun

introspectionist (plural introspectionists)

  1. (metaphysics) Someone given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of the mind or soul.
    • It is no surprise then that Sartre takes issue with the tendency of introspectionists to treat psychological states as empirical facts that can be accurately accessed and studied by means of an introspective, observational effort.2020, Matthew C. Eshleman, Constance L. Mui, The Sartrean Mind

Forms of introspectionist

pluralintrospectionists

Origin of introspectionist

From introspection + -ist.

Words formed from introspectionist

Questions about introspectionist

What does introspectionist mean?
Introspectionist means someone given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of the mind or soul.
What part of speech is introspectionist?
Introspectionist is a noun.
What is the plural of introspectionist?
The plural of introspectionist is introspectionists.

Words near introspectionist in the dictionary

  1. introspection
  2. introspection illusion
  3. introspection illusions
  4. introspectional
  5. introspectionism
  6. introspectionist
  7. introspectionistic
  8. introspectionists
  9. introspections
  10. introspective
  11. introspective sort

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