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objectivism

ob·jec·tiv·ism [ ob jékti vìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. emphasis on actual: the emphasizing of external realities rather than beliefs or feelings in literature or art

2. belief in independent truths: a philosophical belief that moral truths or external objects exist independently of the individual mind or perception


ob·jec·tiv·ist noun, adjective
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