autonomism
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of autonomism
First recorded in 1870–75; autonom(y) + -ism
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Moralism holds that the purpose of art is essentially a question of morality; autonomism, or separatism, holds that aesthetics are entirely autonomous/separate from morality.
From Time • Dec. 17, 2013
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