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Subjectivism: In philosophy, subjectivism posits that reality is dependent on individual perception or interpretation. In psychology, it refers to the idea that reality is shaped by personal experiences, emotions, and perspectives, influencing one's understanding of the world. See also Perception, Experience, Knowledge, World/Thinking, Objectivity, Reality, Constructivism, Emotions, Perspective, Interpretation, Understanding.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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James M. Buchanan on Subjectivism - Dictionary of Arguments

Boudreaux I 63
Subjectivism/Buchanan/Boudreaux/Holcombe: (…) the subjective elements of our discipline are defined precisely within the boundaries between the positive, predictive science of the orthodox model on the one hand and the speculative thinking of moral philosophy on the other….(1)
>Economic ethics/Buchanan
, >Ethics/Buchanan, >Demand, >Supply, >Markets, >Price, >Value, >Objectivity/Buchanan.

1. James M. Buchanan. (1982). “The Domain of Subjective Economics: Between Predictive Science and Moral Philosophy”.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

EconBuchan I
James M. Buchanan
Politics as Public Choice Carmel, IN 2000

Boudreaux I
Donald J. Boudreaux
Randall G. Holcombe
The Essential James Buchanan Vancouver: The Fraser Institute 2021

Boudreaux II
Donald J. Boudreaux
The Essential Hayek Vancouver: Fraser Institute 2014


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