subjective
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Subjective Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Subjective
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a subject.
(a.)
Modified by, or making prominent, the individuality of a writer or an artist; as, a subjective drama or painting; a subjective writer.
(a.)
Especially, pertaining to, or derived from, one's own consciousness, in distinction from external observation; ralating to the mind, or intellectual world, in distinction from the outward or material excessively occupied with, or brooding over, one's own internal states.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a subject.
(a.)
Modified by, or making prominent, the individuality of a writer or an artist; as, a subjective drama or painting; a subjective writer.
(a.)
Especially, pertaining to, or derived from, one's own consciousness, in distinction from external observation; ralating to the mind, or intellectual world, in distinction from the outward or material excessively occupied with, or brooding over, one's own internal states.
| WordNet 2.0 |
subjective
Adjective
1. taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment"
(antonym) objective, nonsubjective
(similar) personal
2. of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind"
(synonym) immanent
(classification) philosophy
Adjective
1. taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment"
(antonym) objective, nonsubjective
(similar) personal
2. of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind"
(synonym) immanent
(classification) philosophy
| hEnglish - advanced version |
subjective
subjective
\sub*jec"tive\ (?), a. [l. subjectivus: cf. f. subjectif.]
1. of or pertaining to a subject.
2. especially, pertaining to, or derived from, one's own consciousness, in distinction from external observation; ralating to the mind, or intellectual world, in distinction from the outward or material excessively occupied with, or brooding over, one's own internal states.
note: in the philosophy of the mind, subjective denotes what is to be referred to the thinking subject, the ego; objective, what belongs to the object of thought, the non-ego. see objective, a., 2. w. hamilton.
3. (lit. & art) modified by, or making prominent, the individuality of a writer or an artist; as, a subjective drama or painting; a subjective writer.
similar words(1)
subjective sensation
subjective
\sub*jec"tive\ (?), a. [l. subjectivus: cf. f. subjectif.]
1. of or pertaining to a subject.
2. especially, pertaining to, or derived from, one's own consciousness, in distinction from external observation; ralating to the mind, or intellectual world, in distinction from the outward or material excessively occupied with, or brooding over, one's own internal states.
note: in the philosophy of the mind, subjective denotes what is to be referred to the thinking subject, the ego; objective, what belongs to the object of thought, the non-ego. see objective, a., 2. w. hamilton.
3. (lit. & art) modified by, or making prominent, the individuality of a writer or an artist; as, a subjective drama or painting; a subjective writer.
similar words(1)
subjective sensation
Subjective Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Kant's Technical Terms |
subjective
related more to the subject than to the object or representation out of which knowledge is constructed. Considered transcendentally, subjective knowledge is more certain that objective knowledge; considered empirically, subjective knowledge is less certain. (Cf. objective.)
related more to the subject than to the object or representation out of which knowledge is constructed. Considered transcendentally, subjective knowledge is more certain that objective knowledge; considered empirically, subjective knowledge is less certain. (Cf. objective.)
| Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind |
subjective
Something is subjective insofar as it is dependent on either a particular mind or minds in general. See objective .
<Discussion> <References> Pete Mandik
Something is subjective insofar as it is dependent on either a particular mind or minds in general. See objective .
<Discussion> <References> Pete Mandik
Subjective Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Subjective
Subjective may refer to:
- Subject (philosophy), a being which has subjective experiences or a relationship with another entity (or "object")
- Subjectivity - a property of perceptions, arguments, and language (opposed to objectivity).
- Subjective experience, the sensory buzz and awareness associated with a conscious mind
- The subjective case, in grammar, a grammatical case for a noun, which generally marks the subject of a verb, as opposed to its object or other verb arguments
- Subjective or bayesian probability, the tenet that the mathematical theory of probability is applicable to the degree to which a person believes a proposition
- Subjective theory of value, an economic theory of value that holds that there is no intrinsic value of goods and services; rather, things become valuable solely by individuals' desiring to have them, and the magnitude of that value is measured by how much of any given thing one is willing to forgo in order to obtain them
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