reflectionism

/R AH0 F L EH1 K SH AH0 N IH1 Z AH0 M/
noun
  1. 1

    The view that cultural phenomena (literature, art, etc.) simply mirror the ideology of the dominant economic patterns of society.

  2. 2

    The belief that we apprehend the world by copying or reflecting it within the mind; the idea that thought is a reflection of reality, rather than something created by the mind.

  3. 3

    The use of reflection to examine and critique aspects of society.

  4. 4

    The belief that judgement is intuitive and that reflection and reason are subsequently applied to justify judgements.