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objectivism

[ uh b-jek-tuh-viz-uh m ]
/ əbˈdʒɛk təˌvɪz əm /
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noun

a tendency to lay stress on the objective or external elements of cognition.
the tendency, as of a writer, to deal with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings.
a doctrine characterized by this tendency.

Nearby words

objective relativism, objective sensation, objective spirit, objective symptom, objective test, objectivism, objectivity, objectivize, objectless, objet d'art, objet de vertu

Origin of objectivism

First recorded in 1850–55; objective + -ism

Related forms

ob·jec·tiv·ist, noun, adjectiveob·jec·ti·vis·tic, adjectivenon·ob·jec·ti·vis·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for objectivist

objectivism

/ (əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm) /

noun

the tendency to stress what is objective
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

Derived Forms

objectivist, noun, adjectiveobjectivistic, adjectiveobjectivistically, adverb
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