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ob·jec·tiv·ism \əbˈjektə̇ˌvizəm, -äb-\ noun (-s) 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 |