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Full Idea
An entity is objective in so far as it is intersubjective.
Gist of Idea
Objectivity is intersubjectivity
Source
Donald Davidson (Three Varieties of Knowledge [1991]), quoted by Martin Kusch - Knowledge by Agreement Ch.10
Book Ref
Kusch,Martin: 'Knowledge by Agreement' [OUP 2004], p.127
A Reaction
This thought baffled me until I saw it in the context of socialised epistemology. Effectively objectivity is subsumed under justification, which in turn is seen in a social context, not private to individuals.
| 1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |
| 12785 | Truth is mutually agreed perception [Leibniz] |
| 10347 | Objectivity is intersubjectivity [Davidson] |
| 4725 | Contextualism says that knowledge is relative to its context; 'empty' depends on your interests [O'Grady] |