ob·jec·tiv·ism ( b-j k t -v z m)n. 1. Philosophy One of several doctrines holding that all reality is objective and external to the mind and that knowledge is reliably based on observed objects and events. 2. An emphasis on objects rather than feelings or thoughts in literature or art. ob·jec tiv·ist n.ob·jec tiv·istic adj. |
objectivism [əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm]
n
1. the tendency to stress what is objective
2. (Philosophy) 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
objectivist n & adj
objectivistic adj
objectivistically adv
objectivism
1. any of various philosophical theories stressing the external or objective elements of cognition.
2. Ethics. any theory asserting that the moral good is objective and not influenced by human feelings. — objectivist, n., adj.
See also: Philosophy2. Ethics. any theory asserting that the moral good is objective and not influenced by human feelings. — objectivist, n., adj.
views and behavior that are not moved by the emotional content of an event, argument, or problem. Also objectivity.
See also: Attitudes
Translations
objectivism
n → Objektivismus m
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