objectivist
- adjective
- /ˌɑːbdʒɛkˈtɪvɪst/
- In essence, the objectivist, functionalist, reductionist approach with its focus on subject-object duality and the perspective that "truth" is independent and waiting to be "discovered," which has dominated (and continues to dominate) the field of education, has failed.
You know, it's rooted in an Objectivist egoism.
- You know, it's rooted in an Objectivist egoism.
Examples
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Objectivist-friendly people who oppose gay marriage often confuse the metaphysical with the man-made.
Blog text (13) -
At the core of all objectivist positions is the naturalist view that mental disorders involve a departure from the proper and normal functioning of the human organism.
Academic text (1999) -
He says, look, the truth is we should be objectivist about some things and subjectivist about other things.
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Many philosophical assumptions of the concept seem dubious to me; some of the key elements in the objectivist synthesis I consider psychologically and sociologically naive.
Academic text (1995) -
The fundamental religious, scientific, and philosophical perspectives of Western culture have all been affected by this decisive masculinity—visible in the West's patriarchal religion from Judaism, its rationalist philosophy from Greece, and its objectivist science from modern Europe.
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Many people find the principles of objectivist philosophy appealing due to its emphasis on rational self-interest.
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In her debate, she articulated an objectivist perspective, arguing that morality should be based on facts rather than emotions.
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The author's book presents an objectivist approach to politics, focusing on individual rights and liberties.
Synonyms
An approach that uses facts, not feelings
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Etymology
Objectivist comes from objective and the ending -ist, and objective comes from object which means 'a thing' or 'a fact'. So an objectivist approach means focusing on facts, not on personal feelings.