Objectivisms

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A philosophical stance advocating for the existence of reality independent of consciousness and promoting the idea that knowledge is based on objective reality
2. A view that emphasizes rationality and empirical evidence as the foundations for understanding truth, often associated with certain moral and ethical frameworks
3. A system of thought asserting that values and truths must be derived from objective standards rather than subjective feelings or opinions

Etymology: "Objectivisms" is the plural of "objectivism," a noun for systems of thought that treat reality as independent of the mind. The word is built from "objective" and the suffix "-ism," which in English forms nouns naming doctrines, movements, or systems (as in "realism" or "socialism"). The first recorded use of "objectivism" dates to 1854, a comparatively late coinage for a term that describes a philosophical stance. The plural form simply counts distinct systems of this kind, so "objectivisms" refers to more than one such doctrine, such as the various versions that different thinkers have proposed. The base word "objective" comes from Medieval Latin "obiectivus," from Latin "obiectum," meaning "something thrown before" the mind, which is the source of the modern sense of a thing existing outside perception.

Synonyms: objectivist philosophies

Antonyms: subjectivisms