perspectivist
- adjective
- /pərˈspɛktɪvɪst/
- Formal
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perspectivista
- In her essay, she argues from a perspectivist viewpoint, emphasizing how personal experiences shape our understanding of truth.
Examples
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Many perspectivist philosophers believe that each individual's opinion reflects their unique background and experiences.
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The deeper lesson of Zarathustra's encounter with the Volk has therefore to do with Nietzsche's utter rejection of the universalist frame of modern social thought in favor of a perspectivist and typological assessment of the modern world.
Academic text (1995) -
The artist's perspectivist approach allows viewers to see the painting from multiple angles, enhancing their understanding of the scene.
Synonyms
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Thinking that truth and moral rules depend on the situation or viewpoint
About a point of view used in art to make things look deep
Putting personal feelings and opinions before facts
How Relativist
Surface Forms
Morphology
perspectivist = perspective (semi-transparent) = perspective + ist
Formed from 'perspective' (point of view) + '-ist', but the sense refers to a specialized epistemological stance (perspectivism) that may not be fully inferable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Perspectivist comes from perspective, which means 'viewpoint' or 'way of seeing'. So a perspectivist approach says that what we know or believe is shaped by each person's viewpoint.