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SUBJECTIVISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being subjective
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("subjectivism" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("subjectivism" is a kind of...):
philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)
Domain category:
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Derivation:
subjectivist (a person who subscribes to subjectivism)