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Sounds like you are on the path towards understanding that what we call “objectivity” is an inter-subjective construct.
by ukj 3y ago
Sounds like you are on the path towards understanding that what we call “objectivity” is an inter-subjective construct.
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoI know you are being sarcastic, but this isn't a strange concept and this something philosophers have known for generations. Let us say you claim "Nothing is objective". Then it doesn't take a genius to assert that your claim "Nothing is objective" isn't objective.
- ukj 3y agoI have no idea what your metric for "strangeness" is. Using similar reasoning we can also assert that "The speed of light is objective" is not an objective claim. And we can further assert that both the inner and outer statements are true without arriving at a contradiction. It doesn't take a genius, merely a very thick skin and a grasp of contextuality, to hold this perfectly reasonable conclusion in a society dominated by naive understanding of non-contradiction. Objectivity, being an unattainable philosophical ideal, it doesn't prevent us from using the term in more pragmatic/cultural/inter-subjective sense. A white lie - if you will - that only a determined pedant would scrutinize to such philosophical extent. Just as well, such overt pedantry deserves mockery and contempt.