subjectivism

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sub·jec·tiv·ism | \ (ˌ)səb-ˈjek-ti-ˌvi-zəm

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

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Other Words from subjectivism

subjectivist \ (ˌ)səb-ˈjek-ti-vist

\ noun

subjectivistic \ (ˌ)səb-ˌjek-ti-ˈvi-stik

\ adjective

Examples of subjectivism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In place of the aspiration to accumulate knowledge of the world through careful observation and deliberation, critical theory asserted a radical subjectivism that rooted knowledge in experience and emotion. — Francis Fukuyama, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022

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