objectivism

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Etymology

From objective +‎ -ism.

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  • IPA(key): /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/
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Noun

objectivism (countable and uncountable, plural objectivisms)

  1. The state of being objective; objectivity.
  2. Moral objectivism.
  3. (philosophy) Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.
    Coordinate term: positivism
    • 1980, George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, chapter 25, in Metaphors We Live By:
      Objectivism and subjectivism need each other to exist. Each defines itself in opposition to the other and sees the other as the enemy. Objectivism takes as its allies scientific truth, rationality, precision, fairness, and impartiality.
  4. (sometimes capitalized) The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest.
    • 1964 November 5, Murray Seeger, quoting Ayn Rand, “Hope Still Found For Conservatism”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Ayn Rand, the guiding spirit of the philosophy of Objectivism and an advocate of “laissez faire capitalism,” endorsed Senator Goldwater as the best of what is available.”
    • 2008 September 15, Tom Kuntz, “Fantasy and Philosophy”, in New York Times‎:
      Into philosophy but not computer games? Then you probably missed Ayn Rand’s objectivism in BioShock (where the villain builds an undersea city out of the reach of government).
    • 2017 April 10, Jonathan Freedland, “The new age of Ayn Rand: how she won over Trump and Silicon Valley”, in The Guardian‎:
      But for some, objectivism stuck. Perhaps her most significant early follower was Alan Greenspan, later to serve as chairman of the US Federal Reserve for 19 years.

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