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Meaning of "perspectivism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERSPECTIVISM

perspectivism  [pəˈspɛktɪˌvɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERSPECTIVISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perspectivism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERSPECTIVISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Perspectivism

Perspectivism is the term coined by Friedrich Nietzsche in developing the philosophical view that all ideations take place from particular perspectives. This means that there are many possible conceptual schemes, or perspectives in which judgment of truth or value can be made. This is often taken to imply that no way of seeing the world can be taken as definitively "true", but does not necessarily entail that all perspectives are equally valid.

Definition of perspectivism in the English dictionary

The definition of perspectivism in the dictionary is the philosophical theory, originated by Nietzsche, that states that there are many different world views depending on an individual's particular perspective.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERSPECTIVISM


activism
ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm
cognitivism
ˈkɒɡnɪtɪˌvɪzəm
collectivism
kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm
constructivism
kənˈstrʌktɪˌvɪzəm
descriptivism
dɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm
emotivism
ɪˈməʊtɪˌvɪzəm
exclusivism
ɪkˈskluːsɪˌvɪzəm
lactivism
ˈlæktɪˌvɪzəm
nativism
ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm
noncognitivism
ˌnɒnˈkɒɡnɪtɪˌvɪzəm
objectivism
əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm
passivism
ˈpæsɪˌvɪzəm
positivism
ˈpɒzɪtɪˌvɪzəm
prescriptivism
prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm
primitivism
ˈprɪmɪtɪˌvɪzəm
recidivism
rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm
relativism
ˈrɛlətɪˌvɪzəm
slacktivism
ˈslæktɪˌvɪzəm
slactivism
ˈslæktɪˌvɪzəm
subjectivism
səbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERSPECTIVISM

perspectival
perspective
perspectively
perspectivist
Perspex
perspicacious
perspicaciously
perspicaciousness
perspicacity
perspicuity
perspicuous
perspicuously
perspicuousness
perspirable
perspirate
perspiration
perspiratory
perspire
perspiring
perspiringly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERSPECTIVISM

anticivism
atavism
Bolshevism
civism
clicktivism
corporativism
destructivism
eliminativism
Fauvism
favism
intuitivism
legal positivism
logical positivism
Menshevism
negativism
nonobjectivism
progressivism
Saivism
Slavism
Vaishnavism

Synonyms and antonyms of perspectivism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perspectivism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERSPECTIVISM

Find out the translation of perspectivism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perspectivism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perspectivism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

透视主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perspectivismo
570 millions of speakers

English

perspectivism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

perspectivism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

perspectivism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перспективизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perspectivismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perspectivism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perspectivisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perspektifisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Perspektivismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

perspectivism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

perspectivism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perspektifisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

perspectivism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

perspectivism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दृष्टीकोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

perspektivizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prospettivismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perspectivism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перспектівізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perspectivism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προοπτικότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perspectivism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perspectivism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perspectivism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perspectivism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERSPECTIVISM»

The term «perspectivism» is normally little used and occupies the 140.469 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERSPECTIVISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «perspectivism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «perspectivism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perspectivism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERSPECTIVISM»

Discover the use of perspectivism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perspectivism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scientific Perspectivism
Scientific Perspectivism argues that the acts of observing and theorizing are both perspectival, and this nature makes scientific knowledge contingent, as Thomas Kuhn theorized forty years ago.
Ronald N. Giere, 2010
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Nietzsche's Perspectivism
In Nietzsche's Perspectivism, Steven Hales and Rex Welshon offer an analytic approach to Nietzsche's important idea that truth is perspectival.
Steven D. Hales, Rex Welshon, 2000
3
Time in Archaeology: Time Perspectivism Revisited
A tightly focused group of papers on the deconstruction and significance of the concept of time, with a historical background on the development of time perspectivism and a range of case studies and examples.
Simon Holdaway, LuAnn Wandsnider, 2008
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Substantive Perspectivism: An Essay on Philosophical Concern ...
This book is an inquiry into the philosophical concern with truth as one joint subject in philosophy of language and metaphysics and presents a theory of truth, substantive perspectivism (SP).
Bo Mou, 2009
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Nietzsche's Revaluation of Values: A Study in Strategies
Thus, simply from the assumption that we are rationally compelled to accept perspectivism, we deduce the conclusion that we are not rationally compelled to accept perspectivism. Whatever the internal coherence of perspectivism may be, the ...
Edgar Evalt Sleinis, 1994
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An Introduction to the Politics and Philosophy of José ...
... appearance in the Meditaciones . The individualistic implications of perspectivism (with which we shall be dealing in detail in the final part of this book) are so profound that it is sometimes hard to see anything public coming out of it at all.
Andrew Dobson, 2009
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Between Genealogy and Epistemology: Psychology, Politics, ...
What must be denied, and what perspectivism does deny, is not the unity of the world's meaning but "the more fundamental claim that there could ever be a complete theory or interpretation of anything, a view that accounts for 'all' the facts ; we ...
Todd May, 2010
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Nietzsche as Postmodernist: Essays Pro and Contra
Joyful Wisdom 's story of the Madman presents us with a parable1 of perspectivism. We have been loath to accept this present, however, for we fear that the thought that moves from perspectivism to pluralism will also arrive at relativism, ...
Clayton Koelb, 1990
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Perspectivism in Social Psychology: The Yin and Yang of ...
In this volume, a diverse group of leading social psychologists explores topics central to to work of W.J. McGuire (considered one of the pioneers of cognitive psychology), including self-concept, language, mass media and political ...
John T. Jost, Mahzarin R. Banaji, Deborah A. Prentice, 2004
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Nietzsche: Naturalism and Interpretation
Nietzsche, note from spring- fall 1881, KSA 9: 11[140] 3.1 IS THERE A DOCTRINE OF PERSPECTIVISM IN NIETZSCHE? Any interpretation of Nietzsche's " perspectivism " confronts a peculiar difficulty: the scarcity of explicit reference to the ...
Christoph Cox, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERSPECTIVISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perspectivism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why booze and comedy go together like beer and crisps
... from his theories on the Übermensch and eternal recurrence to the Apollonian/Dionysian dichotomy via perspectivism, the Will to Power and, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Lounge Review: The Festival of Insignificance
The Festival Of Insignificance is also a tricky exercise in perspectivism. When you find yourself considering an idea with seriousness, Kundera ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
3
'I had promised myself I would not become a journalist'
That split may have influenced my early religious thoughts that grew, over time, into a philosophy of perspectivism," Balcı notes. After finishing ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
4
same-sex marriage ruling
Especially if we'd like to consider ours a society which values solid argumentation and perspectivism over zealotism and bigotry. Image Source: ... «Beacon Transcript, Jul 15»
5
Art Review: Abe Morrell's 'Mind of Winter' a summer study in …
“The Snow Man” is a virtual manifesto of Nietzschean “perspectivism” – the view that any commentary or image necessarily stems from a ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»
6
Nietzsche on Buddhist Philosophy
Nietzsche's writings contain many ideas and concepts such as perspectivism, the will to power, master-slave morality, the death of God, the ... «Lankaweb, Jun 15»
7
Countering Pseudoscience in some of our news media.
This view was pushed forward by Friedrich Nietzsche calling it perspectivism. The twentieth century schools of post-modernism arose from ... «Lankaweb, Jun 15»
8
2015 Triennial: Surround Audience
... “perspectivism,” whereby the world is inhabited by different sorts of non-human subjects which apprehend reality from distinct points of view. «Brooklyn Rail, May 15»
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Professors receive promotions, tenure and emeritus status
She most recently presented "Genealogy and Perspectivism: Nietzsche's Transformation of Kantian Critique," at an international congress on ... «College Misericordia, Apr 15»
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In A Beauty, Connie Gault explores how communites are …
For Gault, this method of storytelling is about more than just perspectivism. Communities, in A Beauty, are storehouses of meaning. «The Globe and Mail, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Perspectivism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perspectivism>. May 2024 ».
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