(ˌ)səbˈjektə̇ˌvizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary subjective (I) + -ism
1.
a. : any of various epistemological theories that limit knowledge to conscious states and elements ; specifically : subjective idealism
b. : any of various theories, doctrines, or viewpoints that attach great or supreme importance to the subjective elements in experience: as
(1) : kantianism
(2) : the doctrine that truth is relative to human nature : protagoreanism
2. : either of two doctrines in ethics:
a. : the supreme good or the end of ethical conduct is the realization of some type of subjective experience or feeling (as pleasure)
b. : individual feeling or apprehension is the ultimate criterion of the good and the right