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standpointism

standpointism noun: a focus on the subjective standpoints of individuals, as opposed to objectivity.

Noun

standpointism (uncountable)

  1. A focus on the subjective standpoints of individuals, as opposed to objectivity.
    • There are a number of problems with standpointism. One is that, if knowledge is necessarily produced from particular standpoints, then why should women be seen as having particular access to 'truth'?2006, Victor Jupp, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods, page 118
    • At the same time, standpointism does allow for the possibility that the knowledge produced and accepted by one culture (or race, ethnicity, gender, etc.) is fundamentally different from the knowledge produced and accepted by other cultures […]2011, Claudia W. Ruitenberg, D.C. Phillips, Education, Culture and Epistemological Diversity, page 49

Origin of standpointism

From standpoint + -ism.

Questions about standpointism

What does standpointism mean?
Standpointism means a focus on the subjective standpoints of individuals, as opposed to objectivity.
What part of speech is standpointism?
Standpointism is a noun.

Words near standpointism in the dictionary

  1. standpipe
  2. standpipes
  3. standpoint
  4. standpoint epistemology
  5. standpoint theory
  6. standpointism
  7. standpoints
  8. Standridge
  9. Standridges
  10. stands
  11. stands a chance

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