subjectivism
subjectivism — noun
1. the belief that knowledge and questions of right and wrong come from personal fe
the belief that knowledge and questions of right and wrong come from personal feelings and experience, not from facts that are true for everyone
Yael's philosophy tutor asked the class whether subjectivism could explain why people agree on basic maths.
academic context: subjectivism in philosophical debate
Arjun found subjectivism unsettling because it meant no one could claim to know the truth.
Fatima's textbook explained that subjectivism treats moral judgements as expressions of feeling, not statements of fact.
Layla debated with her brother: if subjectivism is correct, then even cruelty is just a matter of opinion.
Adaeze could not accept that subjectivism turned every moral question into a private choice.
- relativism
focuses on cultural or social groups rather than individual experience as the source of truth
- perspectivism
associated with Nietzsche; holds that all knowledge is interpretation shaped by viewpoint
- solipsism
more extreme — the view that only one's own mind is certain to exist
- objectivism
the view that truth and moral values exist independently of human perception
- realism
the philosophical position that reality exists independently of our minds and perceptions
用法筆記
Used mainly in academic philosophy. Not to be confused with 'relativism,' which focuses on cultural or social groups rather than individual experience.