SUBJECTIVISM

subjectivism

(noun) the quality of being subjective

subjectivism

(noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

subjectivism (countable and uncountable, plural subjectivisms)

(metaphysics) The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind.

(epistemology) The doctrine that knowledge is based in feelings or intuition

(ethics) The doctrine that values and moral principles come from attitudes, convention, whim, or preference.

Antonyms

• objectivism

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*jec"tiv*ism, n. (Metaph.)

Definition: Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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