subjectivism

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

/ səbˈdʒɛk təˌvɪz əm /

noun

Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible.

Ethics.

any of various theories maintaining that moral judgments are statements concerning the emotional or mental reactions of the individual or the community.
any of several theories holding that certain states of thought or feeling are the highest good.

Nearby words

subjective idealism, subjective intension, subjective sensation, subjective spirit, subjective symptom, subjectivism, subjectivity, subjoin, subjoinder, subjugate, subjugation

Origin of subjectivism

First recorded in 1855–60; subjective + -ism

Related forms

sub·jec·tiv·ist, nounsub·jec·ti·vis·tic, adjectivesub·jec·ti·vis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for subjectivism

Criticism has similarly its three constitutive factors, rationalism, subjectivism, immanence.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
In so far as subjectivism reduces reality to states of knowledge, such as perceptions or ideas, it is phenomenalism.
The Approach to Philosophy|Ralph Barton Perry
We have already seen, in the Sophists, the phenomenon of subjectivism leading to scepticism.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy|W. T. Stace
None the less Kants subjectivism finds one of its most decided expressions in A 114.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith

It opens up boundless possibilities of subjectivism in a man who was apparently only too matter-of-fact.
Edward Caldwell Moore|Edward Moore

British Dictionary definitions for subjectivism

subjectivism

/ (səbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm) /

noun

the meta-ethical doctrine that there are no absolute moral values but that these are variable in the same way as taste is

any similar philosophical theory, for example, about truth or perception

any theological theory that attaches primary importance to religious experience

the quality or condition of being subjective

Derived Forms

subjectivist, nounsubjectivistic, adjectivesubjectivistically, adverb

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