Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

standpointism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stand-pointism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A focus on the subjective standpoints of individuals, as opposed to objectivity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There are a number of problems with standpointism. One is that, if knowledge is necessarily produced from particular standpoints, then why should women be seen as having particular access to 'truth'?"
"At the same time, standpointism does allow for the possibility that the knowledge produced and accepted by one culture (or race, ethnicity, gender, etc.) is fundamentally different from the knowledge produced and accepted by other cultures […]"

Etymology

From standpoint + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: standpoint

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

standpoint theory

Frequently Paired Words

standpoint theory

Questions

What does standpointism mean?: A focus on the subjective standpoints of individuals, as opposed to objectivity.
Where does standpointism come from?: From standpoint + -ism.

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