Well it's not my definition, but often the rules behind objective determination are applied subjectively. I can, in part, agree that perfect objectivity is hard to achieve, except in areas where empirical evidence exists.
It's more like striving towards objectivity leads in the direction of making a judgement that's free from emotions or personal prejudices. Tom C. >From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: "pentax list" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re- (was - Re: ) >Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 00:04:50 +0100 > >On 8/5/07, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >objectivity: judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by > >emotions or personal prejudices > >Oh boy. My wife and I were discussing this just last night. > >My stance is that your definition of objectivity is impossible. > >In fact - as far as human beings are concerned, there is no such thing >as objectivity. > > >-- > > >Cheers, > Cotty > > >___/\__ >|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com >_____________________________ > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
