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Old April 25th, 2008, 05:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
Norsemaiden
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Is it possible to be objective in the way we view anything?

Is it possible to avoid having a subjective view? I would say not. But would say that some views are more objective than others are. While we can't be entirely objective, because there are as many different ways of perceving things as there are different people - we can try to break out of seeing things in a blindly self-centered way and attempt to look at things in a way that tries to evaluate the evidence before us.
This is the argument against relativism. All opinions are not equally valid, because some are more objective than others. Or is my terminology wrong?
We should strive to be as objective as possible if we want to discover various aspects of reality - but some who defend relativist notions reject this evaluative process. They suggest any idea that is entirely unfounded on evidence is just as correct as one that is founded on consistent observations that are shared with others.

(It's late and I'm not sure how much sense I am making. I can't be bothered mentioning any philosophies like Kant's transcendental idealism right now. )

I am assuming there won't be any disagreement, but just checking!
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