Meaning of standpointism | Babel Free

Definitions

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

uncountable

Examples

“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 […]”

CEFR level