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[filed under theme 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
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Full Idea
One of the pillars of the new pragmatism is the thought that the standards of objectivity come into being and evolve over time, but that being historically situated in this way does not detract from their objectivity.
Gist of Idea
Modern pragmatism sees objectivity as possible, despite its gradual evolution
Source
Cheryl Misak (Introduction to 'New Pragmatists' [2007], p.2)
Book Ref
'New Pragmatists', ed/tr. Misak,Cheryl [OUP 2009], p.2
A Reaction
This looks to me like pragmatism finally coming to its senses. I would say that being any sort of 'social construct' (beloved of cultural relativists) in no way detracts from its capacity for objectivity and truth.
The
39 ideas
with the same theme
[seeing reality without a personal point of view]:
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One truth leads us to another
[Descartes]
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22024
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Fichte's subjectivity struggles to then give any account of objectivity
[Pinkard on Fichte]
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15626
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Categories create objective experience, but are too conditioned by things to actually grasp them
[Hegel]
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22768
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Subjective and objective are not firmly opposed, but merge into one another
[Hegel]
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22037
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Objectivity is not by correspondence, but by the historical determined necessity of Geist
[Hegel, by Pinkard]
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5297
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Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory
[Marx]
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24084
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Seeing with other eyes is more egoism, but exploring other perspectives leads to objectivity
[Nietzsche]
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23722
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Objectivity is not disinterestedness (impossible), but the ability to switch perspectives
[Nietzsche]
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9832
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Frege sees no 'intersubjective' category, between objective and subjective
[Dummett on Frege]
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8414
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Keep the psychological and subjective separate from the logical and objective
[Frege]
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7740
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There exists a realm, beyond objects and ideas, of non-spatio-temporal thoughts
[Frege, by Weiner]
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4545
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Could not the objective character of things be merely a difference of degree within the subjective?
[Nietzsche]
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22648
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A single explanation must have a single point of view
[James]
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22366
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There is no objectivity in social sciences - only viewpoints for selecting and organising data
[Weber]
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22367
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The results of social research can be true, and not just subjectively valid for one person
[Weber]
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22361
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Contextual values are acceptable in research, but not in its final evaluation
[Reichenbach, by Reiss/Sprenger]
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We call experience 'objective' when it seems necessary
[Weil]
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22358
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Scientific objectivity lies in inter-subjective testing
[Popper]
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What matters in mathematics is its objectivity, not the existence of the objects
[Dummett]
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3969
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There are no ultimate standards of rationality, since we only assess others by our own standard
[Davidson]
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3972
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Truth and objectivity depend on a community of speakers to interpret what they mean
[Davidson]
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8868
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Objective truth arises from interpersonal communication
[Davidson]
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Views are objective if they don't rely on a person's character, social position or species
[Nagel]
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22354
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Things cause perceptions, properties have other effects, hence we reach a 'view from nowhere'
[Nagel, by Reiss/Sprenger]
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3248
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Realism invites scepticism because it claims to be objective
[Nagel]
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The task of philosophy is to unmask the illusion of objective reality
[Baudrillard]
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We become objective when we detach ourselves from the world
[Janaway]
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23966
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The personal view can still be objective, so I call sciences 'impersonal', rather than objective
[Goldie]
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Since Kant, objectivity is defined not by the object, but by the statement's potential universality
[Meillassoux]
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In politics and ethics, scrutiny from different perspectives is essential for objectivity
[Sen]
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Modern pragmatism sees objectivity as possible, despite its gradual evolution
[Misak]
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One view says objectivity is making a successful claim which captures the facts
[Reiss/Sprenger]
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22356
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An absolute scientific picture of reality must not involve sense experience, which is perspectival
[Reiss/Sprenger]
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22359
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Topic and application involve values, but can evidence and theory choice avoid them?
[Reiss/Sprenger]
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22360
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The Value-Free Ideal in science avoids contextual values, but embraces epistemic values
[Reiss/Sprenger]
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22362
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Value-free science needs impartial evaluation, theories asserting facts, and right motivation
[Reiss/Sprenger]
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Thermometers depend on the substance used, and none of them are perfect
[Reiss/Sprenger]
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We take part in objective truth, rather than observe it from a distance
[Zimmermann,J]
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Hermeneutic knowledge is not objective, but embraces interpretations
[Zimmermann,J]
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