Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who subscribes to subjectivism: A subjectivist is an individual who holds the philosophical view that knowledge, morality, or aesthetic value is dependent on individual perception, feelings, or mind, rather than on objective reality or universal standards.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • As a subjectivist, she believes that beauty is entirely in the eye of the beholder.
  • The debate featured a realist and a subjectivist arguing about the nature of ethical truth.

Advanced Usage

• In philosophical discourse: The term is often used in contrast to "objectivist" to describe opposing epistemological or ethical positions.
  • In meta-ethics, a subjectivist might argue that moral statements merely express personal approval or disapproval.

Variants and Related Words

• Subjectivism (n): The doctrine that knowledge, truth, or morality is based on subjective experience.
  • His argument was rooted in radical subjectivism.
• Subjectivistic (adj): Relating to or characteristic of subjectivism.
  • The artist's subjectivistic approach rejected traditional standards.

Synonyms

• Relativist: A person who believes that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute. (Note: While closely related, "relativist" often emphasizes social or cultural frameworks, whereas "subjectivist" emphasizes the individual mind.)

Related Phrases

• Moral subjectivist: A person who specifically applies subjectivist principles to ethics.
  • A moral subjectivist would claim that calling an action "right" is equivalent to saying "I approve of it."

Noun

1. a person who subscribes to subjectivism