ob|jec|tiv|ism

ob|jec|tiv|ism
ob|jec|tiv|ism «uhb JEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun.
1. any doctrine or philosophy that holds that external or objective elements of perception are the only real or worthwhile things: »

It is the radical utilitarianism of our age, the fruit of our scientific objectivism, that speaks here (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).

2. the tendency to deal with objective things rather than thoughts or feelings, as in literature or art.

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  • sub|jec|tiv|ism — «suhb JEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. 1. the theory that all knowledge is subjective. 2. any theory that emphasizes the subjective elements in experience or learning. 3. a) the ethical theory that conceives the aim of morality to be the attainment of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • non|ob|jec|tiv|ism — «NON uhb JEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. 1. nonobjective art: »... the wide variety of American styles, from realism to nonobjectivism (Newsweek). 2. = nonobjectivity (def. 2). (Cf. ↑nonobjectivity) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tiv — ab·sorp·tiv·i·ty; ac·tiv·ism; ac·tiv·i·ty; ac·tiv·ize; ad·di·tiv·i·ty; ad·jec·tiv·ize; af·fec·tiv·i·ty; al·ter·na·tiv·i·ty; ca·pac·i·tiv·i·ty; cap·tiv·i·ty; cog·ni·tiv·ism; cog·ni·tiv·ist; col·lec·tiv·ism; col·lec·tiv·i·ty; col·lec·tiv·ize;… …   English syllables

  • jec — ab·jec·tion; ad·jec·ti·val; ad·jec·tiv·ize; con·jec·tur·al; con·jec·tur·er; de·jec·ta; de·jec·tion; dis·jec·ta; dis·jec·tion; in·jec·tor; in·ter·jec·tion; in·ter·jec·tion·al; in·ter·jec·tion·al·ize; in·ter·jec·tion·ary; in·ter·jec·tor;… …   English syllables

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • objectivism — ob·jec·tiv·ism …   English syllables

  • subjectivism — sub·jec·tiv·ism …   English syllables

  • sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… …   English syllables

  • ob — ob; OB; ob·am·bu·late; ob·ben·ite; ob·clavate; ob·clude; ob·compressed; ob·conic; ob·cordate; ob·cuneate; ob·deltoid; ob·diplostemonous; ob·duce; ob·du·ra·cy; ob·e·lis·cal; ob·e·lis·coid; ob·e·lism; ob·e·lize; ob·e·lus; ob·fusc; ob·fus·ca·ble;… …   English syllables

  • subjectivism — sub•jec•tiv•ism [[t]səbˈdʒɛk təˌvɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) pho the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible 2) pho a) any of various theories maintaining that moral judgments are… …   From formal English to slang

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