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title: "An Alternative Definition of Objectivity for Rigid Scientists"
subtitle: "On Inherent Subjectivity of Some Things"
title: "On Inherent Subjectivity of Some Things"
subtitle: "An Alternative Definition of Objectivity for Rigid Scientists"
date: 2021-10-30 12:57:46
permalink: alternative-objectivity-and-inherent-subjectivity/
categories: philosophy
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https://postcognitivism.wordpress.com/2021/04/06/the-great-escape-can-we-transcend-our-own-conceptual-frameworks/
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Distinctions and Common Ground in Collective Epistemology
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As a computer scientist and someone who loves [mathematics](/mathematical-induction-proving-tiling-methods) and [abstractions](/typoclassopedia-exercise-solutions), I was obsessed with the idea of rationality, that is, an _objective_ and absolute rationality.
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However... I found myself to be more and more interested in the philosophy side of this course than the psychology side, hell I even started to not like the psychology side anymore, but fall in love with the philosophy. This is where I found the opposite of what I had come for: an alternative definition of objectivity, and an inherent subjectivity of some things.
## What is Objectivity anyway?
This is probably the main question here. What is objectivity? I don't think dictionary definitions are particularly authoritative when it comes to philosophy discussions, but I found this dictionary definition interesting to open the topic with:
> the quality or character of being objective : lack of favoritism toward one side or another : freedom from bias. {% cite objectivity-merriam-webster %}
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