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NATIVISM [2 records]

Record 1 1986-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy (General)
DEF

The belief that much of our knowledge is universal and inborn, and that, without the need for tutelage, one has access to this knowledge simply by virtue of being human.

OBS

In political science the term "nativism", "nativist movement" has a different meaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
DEF

Théorie qui s'oppose en génétique [la perception du monde par les sens est acquise], et selon laquelle la perception de l'espace est naturelle [innée].

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
DEF

A movement that proclaims the return to power of the natives of a colonized area and the resurgence of native culture along with the decline of the colonizers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Mouvements créés par les membres d'une société traversant une crise grave et recherchant une vie meilleure par un «retour aux sources», ce qui les amène [...] à éliminer de leur culture les [choses] d'origine étrangère.

Spanish

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