Subjectivism: is the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self. So someone when they give an opinion can only speak from their own experiences because they don’t know anything else. So if someone were to give an opinion on a certain activity for example rock climbing, and that time they went rock climbing the guide was terrible and unfriendly. When someone asks them if it was a good experience person A would say no. This is because their experience turned out bad because of a certain flaw, but the people after them might have a better experience. People everywhere today can only speak from their own experiences. It’s hard to lie because it’s not like the person knows anything else. If two people are having an argument and each claim the opposite from one another, must one be false? Who judges what is right? Can someone judge what is right? Each person only knows from their own experiences so no one can actually be wrong. Which means no one else can truly be right as well. A simple example of subjectivism would be “Cafeteria food is the best food I have ever tasted”. This is an opinion so therefore it cannot be wrong or right.
The musings of junior science students on life, the universe, and everything (i.e. science & ethics).
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Subjectivism- speaking from your experiences?
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