Objectivism vs. Constructivism: What's the Difference?

(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.

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.

An emphasis on objects rather than feelings or thoughts in literature or art.

(arts) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.

Objectivism A school of modernist poetry emphasizing the poem itself as object, rather than focusing on its ostensible content.

(mathematics) A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists.

The state of being objective; objectivity.

A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences.

Moral objectivism.

An abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects

(philosophy) Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.

The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest.