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objectivism

objectivism Objectivism is a historical term for the view that some of our ideas have objective validity, so the mind can reach real truth.

Objectivism is a historical term for the view that some of our ideas have objective validity, so the mind can reach real truth. The same term was also used for views that stress objective reality while downplaying the mental or spiritual, and in ethics for treating morality as aiming at an objective state.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Objectivism” (Objectivism).
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