Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Sensualistic, sensationist: Pertaining to or characterized by the doctrine that all knowledge originates in sensory experience; emphasizing the role of the senses.
   • Sensual: Relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect; often implying a focus on physical, especially pleasurable, sensations.

2. Noun (in philosophical context):

   • Sensualism, sensationalism: The philosophical theory that all knowledge is derived from sensations and sensory experiences.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Triết học duy cảm cho rằng mọi tri thức đều bắt nguồn từ cảm giác. (Sensualistic philosophy holds that all knowledge originates from sensation.)
  • Anh ấy có một cách nhìn duy cảm về nghệ thuật, luôn chú trọng đến trải nghiệm trực quan. (He has a sensualistic view of art, always focusing on the visual experience.)

• Noun:

  • Duy cảm là một trường phái triết học quan trọng. (Sensualism is an important school of philosophy.)
  • Sự khác biệt giữa duy lý và duy cảm là chủ đề tranh luận lâu đời. (The difference between rationalism and sensationalism is a long-debated topic.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lối sống duy cảm": A sensualistic lifestyle.

  • Lối sống duy cảm của ông ấy khiến ông tìm kiếm mọi thú vui vật chất. (His sensualistic lifestyle leads him to seek all material pleasures.)

• "Chủ nghĩa duy cảm": The doctrine of sensationalism/sensualism.

  • Chủ nghĩa duy cảm phát triển mạnh vào thế kỷ 18. (Sensationalism developed strongly in the 18th century.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cảm giác (n): Sensation, feeling.

  • Cảm giác đó rất khó tả. (That sensation is hard to describe.)

• Duy lý (adj/n): Rationalistic / Rationalism.

  • Triết gia duy lý. (A rationalistic philosopher.)

Synonyms

• Thực chứng (adj): Positivistic (shares an emphasis on empirical experience but is distinct).
• Theo cảm tính (adj): Based on feeling/sensation (a more general, less philosophical term).

Related Phrases

• Duy tâm: Idealism (philosophical doctrine).
• Duy vật: Materialism (philosophical doctrine).

Notes on Meaning

• In everyday, non-philosophical language, "duy cảm" can carry a slightly negative connotation, implying an over-reliance on physical senses or pleasures, similar to "hedonistic."
• In academic or philosophical contexts, it is a neutral term describing the epistemological theory of sensationalism.

1. Sensual, sensualistic, sensationlist
   • Chủ nghĩa duy cảm
     Sensationalism, sensualism (Mỹ), sensism (Mỹ)