"evaluativism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From evaluative + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|evaluative|ism}} evaluative + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} evaluativism (uncountable)
  1. (epistemology) The belief that certain disagreements (even about facts) ultimately stem from differing values, and therefore cannot be resolved as factual disagreements. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Epistemology Derived forms: evaluativist

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