Objectivism vs. Constructivism

Objectivism and Constructivism Definitions
Objectivism
(Philosophy) One of several doctrines holding that all reality is objective and external to the mind and that knowledge is reliably based on observed objects and events.
Constructivism
A movement in modern art originating in Moscow in 1920 and characterized by the use of industrial materials such as glass, sheet metal, and plastic to create nonrepresentational, often geometric objects.
Objectivism
An emphasis on objects rather than feelings or thoughts in literature or art.
Constructivism
(arts) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.
Objectivism
Objectivism A school of modernist poetry emphasizing the poem itself as object, rather than focusing on its ostensible content.
Constructivism
(mathematics) A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists.
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Objectivism
The state of being objective; objectivity.
Constructivism
A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences.
Objectivism
Moral objectivism.
Constructivism
An abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects
Objectivism
(philosophy) Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.
Objectivism
The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest.
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