subjectivism
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- noun
- /səbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm/
- Specialized
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subjetivismo
- Kinsey was critical of what he perceived as the subjectivism of Freud, who he believed combined moralistic assumptions with an insufficient database.
- subjectivism and objectivism
- subjectivism and relativism
And this, finally, is where I will concede the the essence of subjectivism that I alluded to earlier.
- And this, finally, is where I will concede the the essence of subjectivism that I alluded to earlier.
Examples
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In discussions about art, subjectivism is often highlighted as it emphasizes personal taste over universal standards.
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Well, first of all, Ayn Rand rejected the fashionable subjectivism of her (and our) day.
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One consequence increasingly visible since about 1965 is the almost total subjectivism of American popular and academic "culture" today in matters of value.
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Polanyi, however, carefully distinguished between subjectivism and personal knowledge.
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Ms. Rand hated Christianity for its embrace of subjectivism, its war against reason, and its supposed war against reality.
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Michel's approach is inspired by a mild subjectivism shared by many contemporary scholars in the humanities and social sciences.
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The opposing poles of objectivism and subjectivism constitute the two primary epistemological traditions in the human sciences.
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Finally, Dilthey embraced interpretation as the key methodological feature of the human sciences, arguing that interpretation did not necessarily imply subjectivism.
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Though, at times, this critique brought Tolstoy close to Maistre's subjectivism, he resisted the siren call of dogmatism.
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Many philosophers argue that subjectivism leads to different interpretations of truth based on personal experience.
Synonyms
A person's view changes how they understand things
Antonyms
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A way of thinking that bases beliefs and actions on facts and reason rather than feelings
Surface Forms
Morphology
subjectivism = subjective (semi-transparent) = subject + ive + ism
The word is built from 'subjective' + '-ism', but the philosophical doctrine sense is somewhat specialized rather than fully predictable for all learners.
Etymology
The word subjectivism comes from subject ('person' or 'observer') and the ending -ism ('a belief' or 'doctrine'). So subjectivism is the idea that truth and value depend on each person's feelings or point of view, which explains its modern meaning as a focus on personal experience rather than outside facts.