Any theory treating a given subject matter as dependent on human beliefs and attitudes, whether those of an individual, a social group, or humanity generally.
A subjectivist theory of ethics, for example, might analyze an utterance like ‘Abortion is wrong’ as meaning that the speaker, or his society, or people in general, disapproves of abortion; alternatively it might offer a speech act analysis of it.
Subjectivism is akin to, but not the same as, relativism. The view that ‘Abortion is wrong’ means that most people disapprove of it is subjectivist but not relationist. The view that jailing an innocent man to prevent a riot is (objectively) right on utilitarianism but wrong on Kantianism and that there is no ‘correct’ answer, is relativist but not subjectivist.
The contrast term is objectivism.
Table of Contents
- 1 Videos
- 2 Related Products
- 2.1 From Valuing to Value: A Defense of Subjectivism
- 2.2 German Idealism: The Struggle against Subjectivism, 1781–1801
- 2.3 Ulvales Subjectivism
- 2.4 Kant's Radical Subjectivism: Perspectives on the Transcendental Deduction
- 2.5 Simply Rich Mullins
- 2.6 The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
- 2.7 Austrian Subjectivism and the Emergence of Entrepreneurship Theory (The Collected Works of Israel M. Kirzner)
- 2.8 The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]
- 2.9 Defeating Relativism, Subjectivism, and Self-Refuting Statements: Defending Christianity against The Inconsistency of Unbelief, Atheism, and Relativism
- 2.10 God and the Self in Hegel: Beyond Subjectivism (SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)
Videos
From Valuing to Value: A Defense of Subjectivism
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Sobel, David (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 320 Pages - 11/17/2016 (Publication Date) - OUP Oxford (Publisher)
German Idealism: The Struggle against Subjectivism, 1781–1801
- Beiser, Frederick C. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 752 Pages - 03/31/2008 (Publication Date) - Harvard University Press (Publisher)
Kant's Radical Subjectivism: Perspectives on the Transcendental Deduction
- Hardcover Book
- Schulting, Dennis (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 442 Pages - 06/24/2017 (Publication Date) - Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Simply Rich Mullins
- Audio CD – Audiobook
- PROVIDENT (Publisher)
The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Shapiro, Ben (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 277 Pages - 03/19/2019 (Publication Date) - Broadside e-books (Publisher)
Austrian Subjectivism and the Emergence of Entrepreneurship Theory (The Collected Works of Israel M. Kirzner)
- Hardcover Book
- Kirzner, Israel (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 216 Pages - 05/01/2015 (Publication Date) - Liberty Fund Inc. (Publisher)
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The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]
- The Royal Tenenbaums: The Criterion Collection - DVD Used Very Good
- Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller (Actors)
- Wes Anderson (Director)
- English (Subtitle)
- English (Publication Language)
- Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Defeating Relativism, Subjectivism, and Self-Refuting Statements: Defending Christianity against The Inconsistency of Unbelief, Atheism, and Relativism
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Robinson, Mike (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 158 Pages - 05/27/2014 (Publication Date) - Applied Apologetics Press (Publisher)
God and the Self in Hegel: Beyond Subjectivism (SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)
- Bubbio, Paolo Diego (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 242 Pages - 07/02/2018 (Publication Date) - State University of New York Press (Publisher)
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