objectivism

[ uh b-jek-tuh-viz-uh m ]

/ əbˈdʒɛk təˌvɪz əm /

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 sensation, objective spirit, objective symptom, objective test, objectively, objectivism, objectivity, objectivize, objectless, objector, objet

Origin of objectivism

First recorded in 1850–55; objective + -ism

Related formsob·jec·tiv·ist, noun, adjectiveob·jec·ti·vis·tic, adjectivenon·ob·jec·ti·vis·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for objectivist

And now he is the CEO of a libertarian institution, not an Objectivist one.
Objectivists Shrugged|Noah Kristula-Green|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for objectivist

objectivism

/ (əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm) /

noun

the tendency to stress what is objective

philosophy

the meta-ethical doctrine that there are certain moral truths that are independent of the attitudes of any individuals
the philosophical doctrine that reality is objective, and that sense data correspond with it

Derived Formsobjectivist, noun, adjectiveobjectivistic, adjectiveobjectivistically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for objectivist

objectivism

1854 in philosophical sense, "the doctrine that knowledge is based on objective reality," from objective (adj.) + -ism.