Definition of "subjectivism" []

• The quality of being subjective. (noun)
• The doctrine that all knowledge is restricted to the conscious self and its sensory states. (noun)
• A theory or doctrine that emphasizes the subjective elements in experience. (noun)
• Any of various theories holding that the only valid standard of judgment is that of the individual. For example, ethical subjectivism holds that individual conscience is the only appropriate standard for moral judgment. (noun)

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• "Moral relativists hold that no universal standard exists by which to assess an ethical proposition's truth; moral subjectivism is thus the opposite of moral absolutism."
• "Here "subjectivism" isn't meant in its rigorous sense, "having to do with subjects," but in the common-sense, popular meaning, as in the phrase "purely subjective" i. e., "purely personal.""
• "There is no room for any kind of subjectivism, everything must follow this criteria."