Anschauung

[ ahn-shou-oong, -uhng ]

noun

, Philosophy.

1. direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anschauung¹

1855–60; < German: view, equivalent to anschau ( en ) to view ( an- on, at + schauen to look) + -ung -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Benfey’s contention, however, that “konnte der Gedanke von der Dankbarkeit der Thiere schon tief genug auch im Occident einwurzeln, um auch in andere Märchen einzudringen und vielleicht selbst sich in Bildung von verwandten zur Anschauung zu bringen”20 should be kept in mind.

From Project Gutenberg

It is for this reason that throughout the primary course, we have confined ourselves to what the Germans call Anschauung, the close observation of examples with a view of provoking imitation or repugnance, and thus strengthening the force of habit.

From Project Gutenberg

Again, “Anschauung” has been rendered according to the context, either by “perception” simply, or by “intuition or perception.”

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The extreme section of the anti-Semites, who have given the movement its quasi-scientific name, declare that it is a racial struggle—an incident of the eternal conflict between Europe and Asia—and that the anti-Semites are engaged in an effort to prevent what is called the Aryan race from being subjugated by a Semitic immigration, and to save Aryan ideals from being modified by an alien and demoralizing oriental Anschauung.

From Project Gutenberg

But for the Perception of Beauty, I always used Plato's word, which is the proper word in Greek, and the only possible single word that can be used in any other language by any man who understands the subject,—'Theoria,'—the Germans only having a term parallel to it, 'Anschauung,' assumed to be its equivalent in p.

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