objectivism

English - Turkish

Definition of objectivism in English Turkish dictionary: nesnelcilik; nesnel öğeler kullanma eğilimi; nesnellik taraftarlığı

English - English

Definition of objectivism in English English dictionary: The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing productive achievement and logical reasoning; The state of being objective; Moral objectivism; One of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind; positing the procedures of the natural sciences as THE procedures for establishing objectivity and conducting science; A pedagogical philosophy that views learning as absorbing, rather than constructing; view that there are moral truths regardless of whether they are recognized by people or not Contrast with Subjectivism; A type of 20th century poetry in which objects are selected and portrayed for their own particular value, rather than their symbolic quality or the intellectual concept of the author (Compare Classicism, Idealism, Imagism, Impressionism, Metaphysical, Realism, Romanticism, Symbolism); is the view that there are ethical standards that are independent of personal beliefs or tastes, social conventions or customs, or political ideologies; based on reality, reason, self-interest, and laissez-faire capitalism; Theory according to which every rational thought can be conveyed using strictly literal, non-metaphoric language only Rejected by contemporary metaphoric theory; the claim that there is one set of universal truths or facts about the world and that these truths are independent of us; The specific philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand
moral objectivism: The position that certain acts are objectively right or wrong, independent of human opinion