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sub·jec·tiv·ism (səb jek′tiv iz′əm)
noun
- the philosophic theory that all knowledge is subjective and relative, never objective
- any philosophic theory that restricts knowledge in some way to the subjective elements, as by limiting external reality to what can be known or inferred by subjective standards of truth
- an ethical theory holding that personal attitudes and feelings are the sole determinants of moral and aesthetic values
Related Forms:
- subjectivist sub·jec′·tiv·ist adjective, noun
- subjectivistic sub·jec′·ti·vis′·tic adjective
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