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The interesting statement was made in response to one of my Q's. Reposting it is the only way I know to discuss it within the YA Q&A format(Sadly said).

2007-12-24 04:34:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

Definition:
ob·jec·tive (b-jktv) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Of or having to do with a material object.
Having actual existence or reality.

Uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices: an objective critic. See Synonyms at fair 1.
Based on observable phenomena; presented factually: an objective appraisal.

2007-12-24 05:03:10 · update #1

3 answers

Statement is meaningless.

An objectively true statement is one that is confirmable as true by any reasonable observer: "The cloudless sky at noon is blue."

A subjectively true statement is one that is true for some people but may not be true for all people: "Chicken stew is delicious."

A statement may be true by objective or subjective reasons, but I can think of many statements that are true for purely objective reasons. "The sky is blue because of the interaction between sunlight and the atmosphere" [Of course, I could elaborate that statement, but the elaboration is not brief, is boringly scientific and outside philosophy] Such justification is purely objective, not subjective at all.

2007-12-24 10:24:25 · answer #1 · answered by epistemology 5 · 1 0

I don't believe in objectivity: it's a myth to me.

We even "read" the universe (whatever that is) with subjective eyes. I have limited personal experiences, limited cultural experiences, limited reading, and limited values. As King Lear might have said, "Nothing can come of nothing." I am all subjective, how can objectivity come from me. Of course this ruins the sense of order--existence of history...literature etc. And, makes of it all, human constructions supported by power structures whose influence is vested in a particular view. The myth of objectivity supports them, therefore they promulgate the impossible.

2007-12-24 04:53:50 · answer #2 · answered by Nick 5 · 0 0

When you justify, it is a subjective feasibility
and objectivity is somehow "subjective" in
nature - after all it all comes from your ownself
does'nt it ; bias or otherwise....

2007-12-24 04:41:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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