SINCE 1828
perspectivism
noun
per·spec·tiv·ism
| \ pə(r)ˈspektə̇ˌvizəm\
plural -s
Definition of perspectivism
1
: a concept in philosophy: the world forms a complex of interacting interpretive processes in which every entity views every entity and event from an orientation peculiar to itself
2
: consciousness of or the process of using different points of view (as in literary criticism or artistic representation)
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