subjectivism

/səb'dʤektivizm/

Thân thiện

A student ponders subjectivism while reading a philosophy book.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being subjective: This refers to the condition of being based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions, rather than external facts.
   • (Philosophy) A doctrine or theory: The philosophical doctrine that knowledge, values, and morality are not objective realities but are dependent on and limited by an individual's own subjective experience, feelings, or perceptions.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The author's subjectivism made the novel a deeply personal reflection rather than a historical account.
  • In his essay, he argued for a form of subjectivism, claiming that all moral judgments are ultimately personal preferences.

Advanced Usage

• "Radical subjectivism": An extreme form of the doctrine that denies any objective basis for knowledge or ethics.

  • The philosopher's radical subjectivism led him to conclude that shared reality is an illusion.

• "Moral subjectivism": The specific ethical theory that moral propositions are true or false only relative to an individual's attitudes or cultural norms.

  • Moral subjectivism holds that statements like "charity is good" express only the speaker's approval, not an objective fact.

Variants and Related Words

• Subjective (adj): Based on or influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudices; existing in the mind.

  • Her review was highly subjective and reflected her own biases.

• Subjectivist (n): A person who adheres to the doctrine of subjectivism.

  • As a subjectivist, she rejected the idea of universal artistic standards.

Synonyms

• Relativism: The doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute.
• Perspectivism: The view that all ideations take place from particular perspectives, and that there are many possible conceptual schemes in which judgment of truth or value can be made.

Related Phrases

• "A slide into subjectivism": A phrase describing a perceived negative trend towards rejecting objective standards.
  • Critics warned that the movement represented a dangerous slide into subjectivism.

Related Idioms

• "It's all subjective": A common idiom expressing the idea that a matter is one of personal opinion, with no single correct answer.
  • When it comes to modern art, it's all subjective; what one person loves, another hates.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being subjective
2. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience