objectivism
a tendency to lay stress on the objective or external elements of cognition.
the tendency, as of a writer, to deal with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings.
a doctrine characterized by this tendency.
Origin of objectivism
1Other words from objectivism
- ob·jec·tiv·ist, noun, adjective
- ob·jec·ti·vis·tic, adjective
- non·ob·jec·ti·vis·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for objectivism
/ (əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm) /
the tendency to stress what is objective
philosophy
the meta-ethical doctrine that there are certain moral truths that are independent of the attitudes of any individuals
the philosophical doctrine that reality is objective, and that sense data correspond with it
Derived forms of objectivism
- objectivist, noun, adjective
- objectivistic, adjective
- objectivistically, adverb
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