- PERSPECTIVISM
- the PHILOSOPHIC position that every standpoint is TRUE when seen from its own perspective.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
PERSPECTIVISM
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Perspectivism — is the philosophical view developed by Friedrich Nietzsche that all ideations take place from particular perspectives. This means that there are many possible conceptual schemes, or perspectives which determine any possible judgment of truth or… … Wikipedia
perspectivism — perspectivísm s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic PERSPECTIVÍSM s.n. Concepţie filozofică potrivit căreia cunoaşterea depinde de punctul de vedere personal, de perspectiva celui care cunoaşte. [< fr.… … Dicționar Român
perspectivism — perspectivist, n., adj. /peuhr spek teuh viz euhm/, n. Philos. the doctrine that reality is known only in terms of the perspectives of it seen by individuals or groups at particular moments. [1905 10; < G Perspektivismus. See PERSPECTIVE, ISM] *… … Universalium
perspectivism — noun The philosophical view that all perception always takes place from a specific perspective … Wiktionary
perspectivism — (perspectivalism ) The view that all truth is truth from or within a particular perspective. The perspective may be a general human point of view, set by such things as the nature of our sensory apparatus, or it may be thought to be bound by… … Philosophy dictionary
Perspectivism — A central theme of Eduardo Viveiros de Castro’s writing about Amazonian shamans and their wider societies puts the ability to see from another’s perspective at the center of what shamans do. If powerful persons, especially shamans and… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Perspectivism — philosophical view developed by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche that all perception and ideation takes place from a particular perspective in terms of inner drives as elucidated by the will to power … Mini philosophy glossary
perspectivism — noun 1》 Philosophy the theory that knowledge of a subject is inevitably partial and limited by the individual perspective from which it is viewed. 2》 the practice of regarding and analysing a situation or work of art from different points of view … English new terms dictionary
perspectivism — per·spec·tiv·ism … English syllables
perspectivism — pə(r)ˈspektə̇ˌvizəm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary perspective (III) + ism; originally formed as German perspektivismus 1. : a concept in philosophy … Useful english dictionary
