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 sen·sa·tion·al·ism /-ʃnəˌlɪzəm, ʃənḷˌɪzəm/
 感情論

 Sen·sa·tion·al·ism n.
 1. Metaph. The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to intuitionalism, and rationalism.
 2. The practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel.
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 sensationalism
      n 1: subject matter that is calculated to excite and please
           vulgar tastes
      2: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to
         vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to
         maintain their circulation" [syn: luridness]
      3: (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only
         criterion for what is good [syn: sensualism]
      4: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from
         experience [syn: empiricism, empiricist philosophy]