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Single Idea 20923

[filed under theme 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity ]

Full Idea

Hermeneutic thinkers insist that we need to redefine objective truth as something we take part in rather than something we merely observe from a distance.

Gist of Idea

We take part in objective truth, rather than observe it from a distance

Source

Jens Zimmermann (Hermeneutics: a very short introduction [2015], 1 'Truth')

Book Ref

Zimmerman,Jens: 'Hermeneutics: very short introduction' [OUP 2015], p.13

A Reaction

Don't get it. If I objectively judge that there are some cows in a field, I judge that they will probably still be there if I turn away and forget them, so any passionate involvement I have with cows is irrelevant to the objective facts. Am I wrong?

The 38 ideas with the same theme [seeing reality without a personal point of view]:

24018 One truth leads us to another [Descartes]
22024 Fichte's subjectivity struggles to then give any account of objectivity [Pinkard on Fichte]
15626 Categories create objective experience, but are too conditioned by things to actually grasp them [Hegel]
22768 Subjective and objective are not firmly opposed, but merge into one another [Hegel]
22037 Objectivity is not by correspondence, but by the historical determined necessity of Geist [Hegel, by Pinkard]
5297 Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory [Marx]
24084 Seeing with other eyes is more egoism, but exploring other perspectives leads to objectivity [Nietzsche]
23722 Objectivity is not disinterestedness (impossible), but the ability to switch perspectives [Nietzsche]
9832 Frege sees no 'intersubjective' category, between objective and subjective [Dummett on Frege]
8414 Keep the psychological and subjective separate from the logical and objective [Frege]
7740 There exists a realm, beyond objects and ideas, of non-spatio-temporal thoughts [Frege, by Weiner]
4545 Could not the objective character of things be merely a difference of degree within the subjective? [Nietzsche]
22648 A single explanation must have a single point of view [James]
22366 There is no objectivity in social sciences - only viewpoints for selecting and organising data [Weber]
22367 The results of social research can be true, and not just subjectively valid for one person [Weber]
22361 Contextual values are acceptable in research, but not in its final evaluation [Reichenbach, by Reiss/Sprenger]
22358 Scientific objectivity lies in inter-subjective testing [Popper]
17621 What matters in mathematics is its objectivity, not the existence of the objects [Dummett]
3969 There are no ultimate standards of rationality, since we only assess others by our own standard [Davidson]
3972 Truth and objectivity depend on a community of speakers to interpret what they mean [Davidson]
8868 Objective truth arises from interpersonal communication [Davidson]
20989 Views are objective if they don't rely on a person's character, social position or species [Nagel]
22354 Things cause perceptions, properties have other effects, hence we reach a 'view from nowhere' [Nagel, by Reiss/Sprenger]
3248 Realism invites scepticism because it claims to be objective [Nagel]
7975 The task of philosophy is to unmask the illusion of objective reality [Baudrillard]
21373 We become objective when we detach ourselves from the world [Janaway]
23966 The personal view can still be objective, so I call sciences 'impersonal', rather than objective [Goldie]
19649 Since Kant, objectivity is defined not by the object, but by the statement's potential universality [Meillassoux]
20982 In politics and ethics, scrutiny from different perspectives is essential for objectivity [Sen]
23277 Modern pragmatism sees objectivity as possible, despite its gradual evolution [Misak]
22353 One view says objectivity is making a successful claim which captures the facts [Reiss/Sprenger]
22356 An absolute scientific picture of reality must not involve sense experience, which is perspectival [Reiss/Sprenger]
22359 Topic and application involve values, but can evidence and theory choice avoid them? [Reiss/Sprenger]
22360 The Value-Free Ideal in science avoids contextual values, but embraces epistemic values [Reiss/Sprenger]
22362 Value-free science needs impartial evaluation, theories asserting facts, and right motivation [Reiss/Sprenger]
22364 Thermometers depend on the substance used, and none of them are perfect [Reiss/Sprenger]
20923 We take part in objective truth, rather than observe it from a distance [Zimmermann,J]
20926 Hermeneutic knowledge is not objective, but embraces interpretations [Zimmermann,J]