projectivism

Projectivism is a philosophical stance that suggests our perceptions of objective qualities in the world are actually projections of our own subjective responses and attitudes. Instead of describing mind-independent features of reality, statements made under a projectivist view are understood as expressing personal feelings or endorsing conventions. This contrasts with realism, which posits that statements can record genuine, mind-independent facts. A classic example is David Hume's view on causality, where the idea of "necessary connection" is seen as a projection of our habitual expectation rather than an inherent feature of the world. Projectivism is a form of antirealism, where the apparent descriptive role of statements is misleading, and they serve a different, non-descriptive function.1