reflectionism

noun4

1. •
   The view that cultural phenomena (literature, art, etc.) simply mirror the ideology of the dominant economic patterns of society.

   • Economic determinism is the central tenet of political theory and "naive" reflectionism is the basic premise of cultural theory. — 1996
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.

   • Doesn't reflectionism itself imply that ontology is somehow prior? — 1985
3. •
   The use of reflection to examine and critique aspects of society.

   • Reflectionism allows society to confront itself or to see its own absurdity. — 1998
4. •
   The belief that judgement is intuitive and that reflection and reason are subsequently applied to justify judgements.

   • I hope by now to have shown that there is good reason to think that ethical reflectionism is a framework of moral inquiry which is far more common than it may appear. — 1997