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subjectivism
noun sub·jec·tiv·ism \(ˌ)səb-ˈjek-ti-ˌvi-zəm\
Definition of SUBJECTIVISM
1
a : a theory that limits knowledge to subjective experience b : a theory that stresses the subjective elements in experience
2
a : a doctrine that the supreme good is the realization of a subjective experience or feeling (as pleasure) b : a doctrine that individual feeling or apprehension is the ultimate criterion of the good and the right
— sub·jec·tiv·ist \-vist\ noun
— sub·jec·tiv·is·tic \-ˌjek-ti-ˈvis-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use of SUBJECTIVISM
1856
Rhymes with SUBJECTIVISM
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