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A purely objective observation does not exist in this world. In my opinion all observation is subjective which is under the control of the observer’s expectations or desires.
First of all, the definition for 'purely objective' is extremely difficult. However someone gives a definition for 'purely objective', the definition may suffer an subjective thinking. 'It is difficult to cater for all tastes', so it is with the definition of 'purely objective'. Unless the differences between people disappear one day, the debate for 'purely' and 'perfect' will last for a long time. (这一段观点很新颖,如果能很好的展开,将会是很有力度的,毕竟连观测的定义如果都是主观的,那就更不谈别的了)
Secondly,it is the physical limitation of the human brain decides that we could only percept the world by our own interpretation or the knowledge generated in this way. The observations toward the world are based on observer's own subjective percept. It can be seen from the origin of the classical western philosophy system-materialism. Lucretius, who was famous for his explanation of atomic materialism, once observed that dust flew around everywhere and collide with other when you see the sunshine through the window, then he gave a empirical conclusion that 'atom is always moving'. The empirical proof is disproved by Isaac Newton. Thus observations is always guided by the observer's expectation or desires.(感觉这个例子说没有接着说下去就结束,推不出作者的论点、所以要再展开一些)
Finally, even granted that a purely objective observation does exist, it will cost us a lot to achieve it. Whether the outcome could bear the expectation is questionable. Though many people think that subjective observation is not so accurate however in most cases it is quite effective. Generally speaking, people would regard 'effective' as 'efficient', but in encyclopedia it is quite different. 'Effective is generally described as how to find the way toward and goal' while 'Efficient is not only how to find the way out but find a way with the lowest cost toward the goal'. To be an efficient observer just as find a 'purely objective observation' may cost a lot of time especially in a society domain, however take a 'subjective observation' is quite effective and could lead us infinitely approximate the expected result. 这一段缺乏事例的支持,而且论证比较抽象,expected result到底是指什么?读者肯定会产生疑问
To sum up ,subjectivity moderate the heavy cost of archiving the goal 'immediately' thus allow human to choose the best option during a specified period of time and objectiveness is what we are looking for, but it is never what we can attain. |