- subjectivism
- doctrine that all knowledge is subjective
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subjectivism
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Subjectivism — is a philosophical tenet that accords primacy to subjective experience as fundamental of all measure and law. In extreme forms like Solipsism, it may hold that the nature and existence of every object depends solely on someone s subjective… … Wikipedia
subjectivism — Subjectivism about an area holds that reality in that area is subjective, that is, it is determined by the subject. Global subjectivism is the view that each person determines the whole of reality for him or herself. This view, though widely… … Christian Philosophy
Subjectivism — Sub*jec tiv*ism, n. (Metaph.) Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subjectivism — subjectivism/objectivism … Philosophy dictionary
subjectivism — (n.) 1857, from SUBJECTIVE (Cf. subjective) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
subjectivism — [səb jek′tiv iz΄əm] n. 1. the philosophic theory that all knowledge is subjective and relative, never objective 2. any philosophic theory that restricts knowledge in some way to the subjective elements, as by limiting external reality to what can … English World dictionary
subjectivism — noun Date: 1856 1. a. a theory that limits knowledge to subjective experience b. a theory that stresses the subjective elements in experience 2. a. a doctrine that the supreme good is the realization of a subjective experience or feeling (as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
subjectivism — subjectivist, n. subjectivistic, adj. subjectivistically adv. /seuhb jek teuh viz euhm/, n. 1. Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible. 2. Ethics. a. any… … Universalium
subjectivism — noun a) The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind. b) The doctrine that knowledge is based in feelings or intuition Ant: objectivism … Wiktionary
SUBJECTIVISM — the doctrine of the pure relativity of knowledge, or that it is purely subjective … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
SUBJECTIVISM — an emphasis on the SUBJECTIVE as a total PHILOSOPHY or way of knowing … Concise dictionary of Religion
