subjectivism

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They have resorted to either subjectivism, historic-scientific evolving of society, or cultural biases of the Biblical writers to find biblical backing for their position.

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  1. noun The quality of being subjective.
  2. noun The doctrine that all knowledge is restricted to the conscious self and its sensory states.
  3. noun A theory or doctrine that emphasizes the subjective elements in experience.

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  • They have resorted to either subjectivism, historic-scientific evolving of society, or cultural biases of the Biblical writers to find biblical backing for their position. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • If you ever wonder precisely what it is that Austrians mean by subjectivism, this is the book to read and understand. —  Mises Dailies
  • Far from being small points in the history of economic thought, neither the political class nor professional economists have fully come to terms with Boehm-Bawerk's subjectivism. —  Mises Dailies
  • There are two main options: subjectivism and naturalism. —  Triablogue
  • Value subjectivism, by contrast, insists that the values or normative reasons to which one is beholden must be firmly rooted in one's current sentiments or 'deliberative standpoint'. —  Philosophy, et cetera
 

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/səbˈdʒɛktɪvɪzm/
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