əbˈjektə̇ˌvizəm, -äb- noun
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1.
a.
(1) : any of various philosophical theories that stress the external elements of reality to the relative neglect of the mental
(2) : a theory that asserts human knowledge to have objective validity
b. : any theory, or system of analysis that stresses objectivity through the rigid exclusion of data that do not admit of quantitative treatment — compare behaviorism
2. : an ethical theory considering the moral good to be objective and independent of personal or merely human feelings:
a. : such a theory considering the moral good to be something natural and observable without a special faculty or insight
b. : such a theory (as in intuitionism) considering the moral good to be something nonnatural
3. : the theory or practice of objective art or literature