Subjectivism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /səbˈd͡ʒɛktəvɪzm̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Subjectivism is a noun meaning (metaphysics) The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind.
Meaning
(metaphysics) The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind.
More Meanings
- (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.
Example Sentences
Subjectivism takes as its allies the emotions, intuitive insight, imagination, humaneness, art, and a “higher” truth.
Word Forms
- subjectivisms
Antonyms for subjectivism
Common opposites include objectivism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mentalism, mindism, conceptualism, presentationism, perceptionism, micropsychism.
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