subjectivity
Opinion's inherent bias
Subjectivity is the quality of being based on personal perspective, feelings, or opinions rather than external facts.
It's the opposite of objectivity.
A film critic's review reflects her subjectivity—another critic might see the same movie differently.
In philosophy, subjectivity concerns the nature of conscious experience: how things seem from the inside.
The subjectivity of pain makes it hard to measure.
Practical knowledge from life
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- qualiaSubjective character of experiences
first-person · point of view · vantage point · frame of reference · lens · filter · inner life · lived experience
Study of subjective experience
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- relativismContext-dependent truth doctrine
constructivism · postmodernism · hermeneutics · epistemology · antirealism · Cartesian · Kantian · transcendental
Way of seeing things
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- beliefTrust held as true
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
stance · position · conviction · impression · feeling · attitude · mindset · take
Unfair favor toward some
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
predisposition · inclination · slant · skew · distortion · spin · unfairness · inequity
Unique personal character
- personal identityOne's defining characteristics
- selfOne's own being
- egoOne's self-image
- first-person perspectiveViewpoint using "I" or "we"
introspection · self-awareness · autonomy · agency · inner world · self-reflection
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- readingInterpreting written text
- construalAct of interpreting meaning
- meaning-makingInterpreting life's events personally
connotation · nuance · context · semiotics · deconstruction · ambiguity · polysemy · inference
Emotional responses experienced internally
- emotionalityCapacity for strong feelings
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- passionIntense emotional drive
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
affectivity · temperament · mood · affect · gut reaction · expressiveness · pathos · heartfelt
experience
Practical knowledge from life
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
qualia · first-person · point of view · vantage point · frame of reference · lens · filter · inner life · lived experience · interiority
phenomenology
Study of subjective experience
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
- idealismBelief in noble principles
relativism · constructivism · postmodernism · hermeneutics · epistemology · antirealism · Cartesian · Kantian · transcendental · ontology
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- beliefTrust held as true
sentiment · stance · position · conviction · impression · feeling · attitude · mindset · take · interpretation
partiality
Unfair favor toward some
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
partisanship · predisposition · inclination · slant · skew · distortion · spin · unfairness · inequity · discrimination
individuality
Unique personal character
- personal identityOne's defining characteristics
- selfOne's own being
- egoOne's self-image
first-person perspective · introspection · self-awareness · autonomy · agency · inner world · self-reflection
hermeneutics
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- readingInterpreting written text
- construalAct of interpreting meaning
meaning-making · connotation · nuance · context · semiotics · deconstruction · ambiguity · polysemy · inference · subtext
feelings
Emotional responses experienced internally
- emotionalityCapacity for strong feelings
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- passionIntense emotional drive
sensitivity · affectivity · temperament · mood · affect · gut reaction · expressiveness · pathos · heartfelt · visceral
- interpretivismhermeneutics, meaning-making, thick description, phenomenology, ethnography
- mindmind, thought, cognition, consciousness, thinking
- self-expressionstyle, self-expression, fashion, self-portrait, clothing
- consciousnessconsciousness, self-awareness, awareness, wakefulness, alertness
- existentialismexistence, authenticity, existential angst, existential crisis, angst
- French ThoughtDescartes, Sartre, Foucault, Derrida, Camus
subjectivityobjectivity
Freedom from personal bias
objectiveness · empiricism · factuality · verifiability · scientific method
subjectivityobjectivity
Freedom from personal bias
impartiality · neutrality · disinterestedness · detachment · fairness
subjectivityuniversality
Applying to all cases
generality · consensus · commonality · objectivity · absoluteness
subject, subjects, subjective, subjugate, subjection, subjected, subjecting, subjugation, subjectively