objectivism

(əb jektiv iz′əm, äb-)

noun

  1. any of various philosophical doctrines that stress the external, independent existence of what is perceived or known
  2. an ethical theory maintaining that the validity of ethical assertions can be determined objectively
  3. the use of objective methods in art or literature

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See objectivism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Philosophy One of several doctrines holding that all reality is objective and external to the mind and that knowledge is reliably based on observed objects and events.
  2. An emphasis on objects rather than feelings or thoughts in literature or art.

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  • ob·jecˈtiv·ist noun
  • ob·jecˌtiv·isˈtic adjective

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