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extrospection

[ ek-struh-spek-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the consideration and observation of things external to the self; examination and study of externals.


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Other Word Forms

  • t·t adjective
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The unity of the album lies in the theme it draws from introspection and extrospection: Deerhunter sees the world for what it is, but repeatedly asks the question, what can we do with it?

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The column you’re reading now is in that category, although we have the luxury of extrospection.

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All these examples show that the clearly defined characteristics into which it is sought to divide extrospection and introspection do not exist.

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Psychology, it has also been said, has as its instrument introspection, while the natural sciences work with the eye, the touch, the ear—that is to say, with the senses of extrospection.

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We shall then consider the two great directions of interest, introspection and extrospection, and those whose lives are characterized by one or the other direction.

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