A cognitive bias where one projects the claim of objectivity onto one's own perspective while denying it to others—assuming that one's own views are simply "how things are" while everyone else is biased, ideological, or subjective. Projection of objectivity operates when someone says "I'm not biased, I just see things clearly" while describing opponents as hopelessly biased; when they present their own position as neutral and others' as partisan; when they claim to speak from nowhere while everyone else speaks from somewhere. The projection lies in the blindness to one's own situatedness—the assumption that one's own perspective is the perspective, that one's own values are just common sense, that one's own framework is simply reality. It's the deepest form of bias: the bias of believing oneself unbiased.
Example: "He described his own views as 'objective' and everyone else's as 'biased'—projection of objectivity, assuming that his perspective was the view from nowhere while everyone else was hopelessly situated."
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Law of Absolute and Relative Objectivity Example: "He claimed his news source was 'completely objective.' She invoked the law of absolute and relative objectivity: absolute objectivity is impossible (no view from nowhere), but relative objectivity is achievable (minimizing bias, disclosing perspective). His source had relative objectivity at best; his claim to absolute was the problem. He kept watching anyway, which is what people do."
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Tom responds, "Are you fucking blind?! That chick is objectively attractive! How could you say otherwise?"
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Get the objectively attractive mug.The philosophical ideals populated by Ayn Rand that a man (or woman) is only entitled to what he has earned. It also promotes the right to life, a life free from carrying the burden of others. It deplores racism as being "the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism." It promotes the idea that life "can be kept in existence only by a process of self-sustaining action" and therefore a person cannot live a life of stagnation as a second-hander. It states that one loves another for their virtues, and not their character flaws. It promotes rational and fair thought above all else, "A man is to be judged by the judgments he pronounces." It stresses pure morality as a supreme goal even though it’s difficult. It denounces force as a means to make a man do anything. All actions require the voluntary consent of those involved. It states that the purpose of the government is to protect men from criminals, protect men from foreign invaders, and to settle disputes according to objective laws. It promotes capitalism as the best system thus far because it "entails a constant process of motion, growth and progress." It supports the idea that sex should only be shared between two people who fully accept each other. And if this is taken as seriously as it is meant to be, it is a stricter limitation than that set forth by religion as it is practically a miracle that you find some that you fully accept. Suggested reading: The Virtue of Selfishness (where the above quotes are taken from), Atlas Shrugged, and The Fountainhead (though she has written many other works).
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Get the objectivism mug.A word that is commonly confused with subjectively, consequently, or something that ends with "ly". "Objectively" is an adverb, used to describe the subject being presented in an impersonal manner.
The word is used unnecessarily by people who have the habit of adding lengthy words to make them feel like their texts have more credibility, but it makes them look like that scumbag who would write reports with excessive amounts of text rather than getting to the point.
Quality is more important than quantity is what they say. We objectively don't need people using "objectively" to make their texts look more meaningful. See what I did there? Remove the "objectively" after "We", and you'll have something that is more readable.
The word is used unnecessarily by people who have the habit of adding lengthy words to make them feel like their texts have more credibility, but it makes them look like that scumbag who would write reports with excessive amounts of text rather than getting to the point.
Quality is more important than quantity is what they say. We objectively don't need people using "objectively" to make their texts look more meaningful. See what I did there? Remove the "objectively" after "We", and you'll have something that is more readable.
The study objectively tests for whether the subjects' eye colors are dependent variables of the reaction times in an environment of 0.005 lux.
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Get the objectively mug.An American poetic movement that emerged from the Imagist school of poetry in the 1930's. Influenced by early Modernist poets such as Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, H.D., and William Carlos Williams (who is also considered an Objectivist poet), the Objectivist poets utilized free verse, dense, concentrated language, and imagery. However, the Objectivist school of poetry rejected the Imagist's interest in Classicism and mythology, choosing to focus on ordinary objects and everyday life, a focus reflected in their use small, everyday words. They believed in treating the poem as an object presenting the poet's sincere attempt to look clearly at the world. Objectivist poems ranged in length anywhere from a few lines to, in the case of Louis Zukofky's "A," eight hundred pages.
Prominant Objectivist poets were Louis Zukofsky, George Oppen, Charles Reznikoff, and Carl Rakosi.
The Objectivist school of poetry is in no way related to the pop philosophy of Ayn Rand.
Prominant Objectivist poets were Louis Zukofsky, George Oppen, Charles Reznikoff, and Carl Rakosi.
The Objectivist school of poetry is in no way related to the pop philosophy of Ayn Rand.
Poem Indicative of Objectivism: "Among the heaps of brick and plaster lies / a girder, still itself among the rubbish." - Charles Reznikoff
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