Talk:Subjectivism
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Can a reference to empiricism be made here? Rationalism contrasts with empiricism historically. So does objective reality. Subjectivism could be seen as an extension of empiricism. Unfortunately, people throw religion in with subjectivism which is totally backwards. It is rationalism and religion that are connected, such that rationalism provides a priori objects and religion provides the god that created those objects. The way terms are used today without understanding their historical context, it's no wonder things get muddied. McDivitt Oct 04 2006
Is any of the stuff in the criticism section really criticism of subjectivism? Earlier in the article it states: "This holding should not be confused with the stance that "all is illusion" or that "there is no such thing as reality." " The criticism section seems to contradict this, saying that subjectivism means, because no one was present to experience the inside of the volcano, it must not exist. It just seems like a straw-man argument to me. Should it be removed? Tudwell 21:46, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, it should be removed. Subjectivism involves perception and the idea reality is created by the action of perceiving it. The criticism converts subjective to objective. Subjectively, the reason the camera is showing pictures is merely that the pictures are perceived McDivitt Oct 04 2006
Ethical subjectivism is also called 'moral relativism'. I do not believe this is correct. While ethical subjectivism is a metha-etical standpoint, moral relativism is a normative one. They are not equvialent. There's a slight chance I might be wrong so I'll leave it up to someone else to decide. /Popperipopp 16:32, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
