SINCE 1828
subjectivism
noun
sub·jec·tiv·ism
| \ (ˌ)səb-ˈjek-ti-ˌvi-zəm
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Definition of subjectivism
1a
: a theory that limits knowledge to subjective experience
b
: a theory that stresses the subjective elements in experience
2a
: a doctrine that the supreme good is the realization of a subjective experience or feeling (such as pleasure)
b
: a doctrine that individual feeling or apprehension is the ultimate criterion of the good and the right
Other Words from subjectivism
subjectivist
\ (ˌ)səb-ˈjek-ti-vist
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noun
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noun
subjectivistic
\ (ˌ)səb-ˌjek-ti-ˈvi-stik
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adjective
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adjective
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