ob·jec·tiv·ism

[uhb-jek-tuh-viz-uhm]
noun
1.
a tendency to lay stress on the objective or external elements of cognition.
2.
the tendency, as of a writer, to deal with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings.
3.
a doctrine characterized by this tendency.

Origin:
1850–55; objective + -ism

ob·jec·tiv·ist, noun, adjective
ob·jec·ti·vis·tic, adjective
non·ob·jec·ti·vis·tic, adjective
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objectivism (əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the tendency to stress what is objective
2.  philosophy
 a.  the meta-ethical doctrine that there are certain moral truths that are independent of the attitudes of any individuals
 b.  the philosophical doctrine that reality is objective, and that sense data correspond with it
 
ob'jectivist
 
n, —adj
 
objectiv'istic
 
adj
 
objectiv'istically
 
adv

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objectivism (əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the tendency to stress what is objective
2.  philosophy
 a.  the meta-ethical doctrine that there are certain moral truths that are independent of the attitudes of any individuals
 b.  the philosophical doctrine that reality is objective, and that sense data correspond with it
 
ob'jectivist
 
n, —adj
 
objectiv'istic
 
adj
 
objectiv'istically
 
adv

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objectivism
in philosophical sense of "the doctrine that knowledge is based on objective reality," first attested 1854; from objective + -ism.
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Rand launched the objectivist movement with this group to promote her philosophy.
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