presentationism: Meaning and Definition of

pres•en•ta•tion•ism

Pronunciation: (prez"un-tā'shu-niz"um, prē"zen-), [key]
— n. Epistemology.
  1. the doctrine that in perception, or in all forms of knowledge, there is an immediate awareness of the things perceived. Also called
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