perspectivism

noun

per·​spec·​tiv·​ism

pə(r)ˈspektə̇ˌvizəm

plural -s

1

: a concept in philosophy: the world forms a complex of interacting interpretive processes in which every entity views every entity and event from an orientation peculiar to itself

2

: consciousness of or the process of using different points of view (as in literary criticism or artistic representation)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary perspective entry 1 + -ism; originally formed as German perspektivismus

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