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Single Idea 23722
[filed under theme 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
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Full Idea
'Objectivity' should be understood not as 'contemplation without interest' (a non-concept and an absurdity), but as having in our power the ability to engage and disengage our 'pros' and 'cons'; we can use the difference in perspectives for knowledge.
Gist of Idea
Objectivity is not disinterestedness (impossible), but the ability to switch perspectives
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (On the Genealogy of Morals [1887], III.§12)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'On the Genealogy of Morals', ed/tr. Diethe, Carol [CUP 1997], p.87
A Reaction
Note that he will use perspectives to achieve knowledge. The idea that Perspectivalism is mere relativism is labelled as 'extreme' in Idea 4486. He is right that objectivity is a mental capacity and achievement of individuals.
Related Ideas
Idea 4420
There is only 'perspective' seeing and knowing, and so the best objectivity is multiple points of view [Nietzsche]
Idea 4486
The extreme view is there are only perspectives, no true beliefs, because there is no true world [Nietzsche]
The
39 ideas
with the same theme
[seeing reality without a personal point of view]:
24018
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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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24215
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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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17621
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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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20989
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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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7975
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The task of philosophy is to unmask the illusion of objective reality
[Baudrillard]
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21373
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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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19649
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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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20982
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In politics and ethics, scrutiny from different perspectives is essential for objectivity
[Sen]
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23277
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Modern pragmatism sees objectivity as possible, despite its gradual evolution
[Misak]
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22353
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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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22364
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Thermometers depend on the substance used, and none of them are perfect
[Reiss/Sprenger]
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20923
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We take part in objective truth, rather than observe it from a distance
[Zimmermann,J]
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20926
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Hermeneutic knowledge is not objective, but embraces interpretations
[Zimmermann,J]
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