objectivism

American  

[uhb-jek-tuh-viz-uhm] / əbˈdʒɛk təˌvɪz əm /

noun

1. a tendency to lay stress on the objective or external elements of cognition.

2. the tendency, as of a writer, to deal with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings.

3. a doctrine characterized by this tendency.

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objectivism British  

/ əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm /

noun

1. the tendency to stress what is objective

2. philosophy

   1. the meta-ethical doctrine that there are certain moral truths that are independent of the attitudes of any individuals

   2. the philosophical doctrine that reality is objective, and that sense data correspond with it

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Other Word Forms

• nonobjectivistic adjective
• objectivist noun
• objectivistic adjective
• objectivistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of objectivism

First recorded in 1850–55; objective + -ism

Example Sentences

Jedeed had grown up in a family steeped in a deeply conservative vein of libertarianism known as objectivism, a philosophy developed by the late author Ayn Rand.

From Washington Post

In “Scarred,” she describes pouring thousands of dollars into a pyramid scheme that promised personal transformation, studying a philosophy that echoed the teachings of the Landmark Forum, EST, Scientology and Ayn Rand’s objectivism.

From New York Times

He wrote many tracts based on Rand’s philosophy of objectivism and grew increasingly distant from old acquaintances.

From Washington Post

I knew nothing of Ayn Rand or of objectivism.

From New York Times

Full-fledged objectivism, the philosophy Rand invented, is an atheistic creed that calls for pure capitalism and a bare-bones government with no social spending on entitlement programs such as Social Security or Medicare.

From Washington Post