standpointism

English

Etymology

standpoint +‎ -ism

Noun

standpointism (uncountable)

1. A focus on the subjective standpoints of individuals, as opposed to objectivity.
   • 2006, Victor Jupp, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods, page 118:

     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'?

   • 2011, Claudia W. Ruitenberg, D.C. Phillips, Education, Culture and Epistemological Diversity, page 49:

     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 […]

Related terms

• standpoint theory