From 4b9898328198016878cb486a3be8c2a39fb5cd50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mahdi Dibaiee Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 12:11:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] view from nowhere --- _posts/2021-10-29-inherent-subjectivity.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2021-10-29-inherent-subjectivity.md b/_posts/2021-10-29-inherent-subjectivity.md index 90d5da4..39b0c66 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-10-29-inherent-subjectivity.md +++ b/_posts/2021-10-29-inherent-subjectivity.md @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ In this sense, there is no black-and-white distinction between subjectivity and ![Subjective-Objective spectrum: On Subjective side we have Individual perception, in the middle Agreement with others, and on the Objective side Agreement with other apparatus](/img/inherent-subjectivity/subjective-objective.png) -We start with our individual perceptions as the most objective view and description, we then move towards descriptions that allow us to agree with other (human) beings, and finally we move towards descriptions that can be verified and agreed upon by other apparatus, although it is important to understand that even the apparatus that we may use to describe things are not necessarily free from bias, since they are created by biased individuals and groups. By now you may notice that if a measuring device is made to be agreeable between a large group of people, it is already more objective than a device made by a single individual! +We start with our individual perceptions as the most objective view and description, we then move towards descriptions that allow us to agree with other (human) beings, and finally we move towards descriptions that can be verified and agreed upon by other apparatus, although it is important to understand that even the apparatus that we may use to describe things are not necessarily free from bias, since they are created by biased individuals and groups. By now you may notice that if a measuring device is made to be agreeable between a large group of people, it is already more objective than a device made by a single individual! However, absolute objectivity, which we may call "a view from nowhere" may not be attainable by us, because we will always be viewing things from our own perspectives, even if it is a large, collective perspective that we agree on, it is not a view from nowhere. References ----------