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subjectivism

sub·jec·tiv·ism [ səb jéktə vìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. emphasis on personal interpretation: emphasis on personal feelings or responses as opposed to external facts or evidence

2. philosophy theory of validity of knowledge: a theory stating that people can only have knowledge of what they experience directly

3. philosophy theory of validity of moral standards: a theory stating that the only valid moral standard is the one imposed by somebody's own conscience, and therefore that society's moral codes are invalid


sub·jec·tiv·ist adjective
sub·jec·tiv·is·tic [ səb jèktə vístik ] adjective
sub·jec·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly [ səb jèktə vístikəlee ] adverb
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