0910AW 同主题写作第六期 ISSUE157 by iloveusa2009

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ISSUE157 - "There is no such thing as purely objective observation. All observation is subjective; it is always guided by the observer's expectations or desires."


The intention of observation is to serve the scientific research. The personal viewpoint people bring to the observational task will again color their perception of what is happening. Whereas the modern view acknowledges the inescapability of human subjectivity, the postmodern view suggests there is actually no "objective" reality to be observed in the first place. There are only people's several subjective views.

People can see certain object only if the brain could comprehend it. Such comprehension bases its existence on personal expectations or desires which rest with the instinct, aptitude, prior experience and temporary position. Imagine a husband and wife arguing. When the wife looks over at her quarreling husband, there is no question in the wife's mind as to herself is right and rational and her husband is out of control. At the same time, the husband has a very different perception of the same set of events, of course. Now consider a third point of view--suppose someone(named Jack) is an outside observer, watching this interaction between a wife and husband. What would it look like to him now? If he is a confirmed male chauvinist, he would probably hold the same point of view as the husband. On the other hand, if he is a feminist, he would see the fight the same way that the wife saw it. Imagine that instead Jack sees two unreasonable people quarreling irrationally with each other, he would see them both as irresponsible jerks, equally responsible for the conflict. Or he would see them as two people facing a difficult human situation, each doing the best he or she can to resolve it. Imagine feeling compassion for them and noticing how each of them attempts to end the hostility, even though the gravity of the problem keeps them fighting.

Notice how different these several views are, it is obvious that there are all human bring along personal orientations that will color that they observe and how they explain it. There is no well-determined "true" picture of what is happening between the wife and the husband because people cannot totally step outside their humanness to see and understand the world as it "really" is.

On the other hand, unfortunately, the conflict between "subjective" and "objective" often acts as a symbol of politic attitude struggle. When the amount of those people who have the same attitude and observation result is in dominant position, they will take it for granted that their observation is "objective" while calling what comes from other minority who have diverse attitude of mind is "subjective assume". Though they think themselves to be "outside" observer, they are, in fact, observing from inside their own mental system. To that extent, the so-called "objective truth" bases its existence on quantitative substances.

All in all, human beings are not the designer of the world yet they are living in their persistent thought. They have neither "source code" nor "backdoor". Therefore, they can only see through the appearance to perceive the essence. However, the essence are in flux. To keep evolving, human beings' particular fantastic character would be the internal motivation to prompt them to make predictions and then carry out an investigation. That is why people always make decisions to do research in particular field based on their certain expectations or desires. People are dedicate to transform the world according to their willingness but not objective observation result. The future is developing in term of current fantasy. There is nothing "out there"; it's all "in here".

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Theintention of observation is to serve the scientific research. Thepersonal viewpoint people bring to the observational task will againcolor their perception of what is happening. Whereas the modern viewacknowledges the inescapability of human subjectivity, the postmodernview suggests there is actually no "objective" reality to be observedin the first place. There are only people's [several] subjective views.

Peoplecan see certain object only if the brain could comprehend it. 这个TS中的see在这个地方有点问题。如果直接翻译，这句话的意思是只有人们的大脑能够理解某个物体，人们才能看到它。可是经常我们看到的东西虽然我们不能理解，但是还是看得到。比如一大堆数学符号，我们也许不能理解，但是还是看得到。Suchcomprehension bases its existence on personal expectations or desireswhich rest with the instinct, aptitude, prior experience and temporaryposition. Imagine a husband and wife arguing. When the wife looks overat her quarreling husband, there is no question in the wife's mind asto这个地方经常用的是that，所以我也不知道能故能用as to herself is right and rational and her husband is out of control. Atthe same time, the husband has a very different perception of the sameset of events, of course. Now consider a third point of view--supposesomeone(named Jack) is an outside observer, watching this interactionbetween 【a】the wife and husband. What would it look like to him now? If heis a confirmed male chauvinist, he would probably hold the same pointof view as the husband. On the other hand, if he is a feminist, hewould see the fight the same way that the wife saw it. Imagine thatinstead Jack sees two unreasonable people quarreling irrationally witheach other, he would see them both as irresponsible jerks, equallyresponsible for the conflict. Or he would see them as two people facinga difficult human situation, each doing the best he or she can toresolve it. Imagine feeling compassion for them and noticing how eachof them attempts to end the hostility, even though the gravity of theproblem keeps them fighting.

Noticehow different these several views are[,]. It is obvious that there are allhuman bring along personal orientations这句话怎么理解哈 that will color that theyobserve and how they explain it. There is no well-determined "true"picture of what is happening between the wife and the husband becausepeople cannot totally step outside their humanness to see andunderstand the world as it "really" is.

Onthe other hand, unfortunately, the conflict between "subjective" and"objective" often acts as a symbol of politic attitude struggle. Whenthe amount of those people who have the same attitude and observationresult is in dominant position, they will take it for granted thattheir observation is "objective" while calling what comes from otherminority who have diverse attitude of mind is "subjective assume".Though they think themselves to be "outside" observer, they are, infact, observing from inside their own mental system. To that extent,the so-called "objective truth" bases its existence on quantitativesubstances.

Allin all, human beings are not the designer of the world yet they areliving in their persistent thought这里应该是两句话吧. They have neither "source code" nor"backdoor". Therefore, they can only see through the appearance toperceive the essence. However, the essence are in flux. To keepevolving, human beings' particular fantastic character would be theinternal motivation to prompt them to make predictions and then carryout an investigation. That is why people always make decisions to doresearch in particular field based on their certain expectations ordesires. People are dedicate to transform the world according to theirwillingness but not objective observation result. The future isdeveloping in term of current fantasy. There is nothing "out there";it's all "in here".

结尾写的很好啊。作者的语言功底非常好。

以上是一些我自己的理解，不一定对，多包涵哈。