SENSATIONALISM

Definition

1. noun subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes.
2. noun the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes. — synonyms: luridness
3. noun (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good. — synonyms: sensualism
4. noun (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience. — synonyms: empiricism, empiricist_philosophy