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-	'''Irrationalism and [[aestheticism]]''' were [[philosophical movement]]s which formed as a cultural reaction against [[positivism]] in the early [[20th century]]. These perspectives opposed or de-emphasized the importance of the [[rationality]] of human beings. Instead, they concentrated on [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]]'s "[[noumenon|noumenal realm]]", or the experience of one's own existence.	+	'''Irrationalism and [[aestheticism]]''' were [[philosophical movement]]s which formed as a cultural reaction against [[positivism]] in the early [[20th century]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007]
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-	Part of the movements involved claims that [[science]] was inferior to [[intuition (knowledge)|intuition]]. In this project, [[art]] was given an especially high place, as it was considered the gateway to the noumenon. Unfortunately, not all of the public at the time were involved in this movement and only the [[elite]] had access to the [[art]] (ie. a "Mandarin elitism").	+
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-	Some of the followers of this idea are [[Friedrich Nietzsche]], [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]], [[Henri Bergson]], and [[Georges Sorel]]. [[symbolism (arts)|Symbolism]] and [[existentialism]] grew out of these schools of thought.	+
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-	==See also==	+
-	*[[Rationalist movement]]	+
-	*[[Rationalism]]	+
-	*[[Irrationality]]	+
-	*[[Romanticism]]	+
-	*[[Anti-science]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007]	+

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Irrationalism and aestheticism were philosophical movements which formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century.[1] [Apr 2007]