OBJECTIVITY IS THE FRUIT OF AUTHENTIC SUBJECTIVITY

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“Objectivity is the fruit of authentic subjectivity,” said Bernard Lonergan. How true it is!!! Because in life there is nothing objective. There is no such a thing called objectivity per se. Every idea or concept has a subjective touch. I cannot see or judge this world from an Archimedean standpoint. There is always a conceptual-linguistic framework involved. Each individual looks at the reality with his/her own perspective or stance. My understanding of the world may be far different from another person’s understanding of the world.

So how then to arrive at objectivity. The ideal answer for this would be the famous dictum of the Canadian Jesuit philosopher, Bernard Lonergan: “Objectivity is the fruit of authentic subjectivity.”

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