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subjectivism

/səbˈd͡ʒɛktəvɪzm̩/

subjectivism noun: the doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind.

Noun

subjectivism (countable and uncountable, plural subjectivisms)

  1. (metaphysics) The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind.
  2. The doctrine that knowledge is based in feelings or intuition.
    • Subjectivism takes as its allies the emotions, intuitive insight, imagination, humaneness, art, and a “higher” truth.1980, George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, chapter 25, in Metaphors We Live By
  3. The doctrine that values and moral principles come from attitudes, convention, whim, or preference.

subjectivism meaning in Tagalog

subjectivism in Tagalog

doctrine in metaphysics
subhetibismo

Antonyms of subjectivism

Forms of subjectivism

pluralsubjectivisms

Origin of subjectivism

From subjective + -ism.

Words formed from subjectivism

Questions about subjectivism

What does subjectivism mean?
Subjectivism means the doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind.
What is subjectivism in Tagalog?
Subjectivism in Tagalog is subhetibismo. See Subjectivism meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is subjectivism?
Subjectivism is a noun.
How do you pronounce subjectivism?
Subjectivism is pronounced /səbˈd͡ʒɛktəvɪzm̩/.
What is the plural of subjectivism?
The plural of subjectivism is subjectivisms.

Words near subjectivism in the dictionary

  1. subjectivisation
  2. subjectivise
  3. subjectivised
  4. subjectivises
  5. subjectivising
  6. subjectivism
  7. subjectivisms
  8. subjectivist
  9. subjectivistic
  10. subjectivistically
  11. subjectivists

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