subjectivism
nounUK /səbˈdʒɛktɪvɪzəm/
US /səbˈdʒɛktɪvɪzəm/
Subjectivism is the idea that what is true or right depends on each person's own feelings and opinions.
Her belief that chocolate is the best flavor is pure subjectivism.
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2. In philosophy, the view that all knowledge comes from personal experience and cannot be fully objective.
The philosopher argued for subjectivism, saying we can never see the world exactly as it is.
3. In ethics, the belief that moral judgments are based on individual feelings rather than universal rules.
Moral subjectivism suggests that what is right for you may not be right for me.
4. In art or literature, the tendency to focus on personal emotions and inner experience.
The painter's subjectivism made every landscape look like a mirror of his mood.