Objectivity usually means judging in a way that is not dominated by personal bias, emotion, or private standpoint, but is oriented toward shared facts and testable standards.
Objectivity matters because science, law, journalism, and public debate all require forms of judgment that go beyond personal feeling. Judges should not decide cases only by preference, and scientists should not select only the data they want. Philosophy asks whether complete objectivity is possible. Human beings always understand the world through language, history, embodiment, and culture. Objectivity may therefore not mean having no standpoint, but making one's standpoint open to public testing. In modern society, personalized information environments make objectivity harder. Objectivity is not only an individual virtue; it also requires institutions, methods, and shared standards.
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Roadly Philosophy
Explore philosophy through play with Roadly Philosophy, the iPhone game I created.
