Visualism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Visualism is a noun meaning The privileging of vision over other means of sensory perception.
Meaning
The privileging of vision over other means of sensory perception.
Example Sentences
[…] Don Ihde's book analyzes the role of visualism in science, that is the trend to present diverse aspects of the world in a visual form. Don Ihde maintains that visualism was a cultural choice, historically reinforcing itself […]
Yet, others have dismissed Fabian's visualism as a naïve critique rooted in the very processes he tries to undermine. For his critics, Fabian's analysis does not so much successfully critique the dominance of vision as grant other senses the dominating power he seeks to take away from vision […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ocularcentrism, visuocentrism, visuality, light, visualization, visionariness.
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