introspectionist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From introspection + -ist.
Noun
[edit]introspectionist (plural introspectionists)
- (metaphysics) One given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of the mind or soul.
- 2020, Matthew C. Eshleman, Constance L. Mui, The Sartrean Mind:
- 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.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “introspectionist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)