intuitive knowledge
Knowing without reasoning
Intuitive knowledge is understanding that arrives without conscious reasoning or deliberate analysis—you grasp something directly rather than working it out step by step.
The term appears in philosophy and psychology to describe knowledge that feels immediate and certain: She had an intuitive knowledge of what the child needed.
It contrasts with knowledge gained through logic, evidence, or instruction.
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- empathySharing another's emotions
- emotional resonanceCapacity to stir feelings
- street smartsPractical urban knowledge
epistemology · heuristics · creative thinking · phenomenology · gut feeling · spiritual discernment · nonverbal cues · reading the room · pattern recognition · situational awareness · snap judgment · first impression · decision-making · a priori · troubleshooting · sixth sense · trained eye · risk assessment
- knowledgebook learning, encyclopedia, reference book, dictionary, thesaurus
- instinctsinstinct, survival instinct, survival instincts, maternal instinct, gut instinct
- mystic powerspsychic powers, psychic abilities, clairvoyance, third eye, telepathy
- SpinozaSpinoza, substance, attribute, mode, natura naturans
- IntuitionismHeyting algebra, constructivism, self-evidence
- metaphysicsessence, being, reality, existence, substance theory
intuitive knowledgebook learning
Knowledge from study
formal education · schooling · training · instruction · received wisdom
intuitive knowledgetechnical knowledge
Expertise in specialized methods
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