Objectivity
Generally, objectivity means the state or quality of being true even outside of a subject’s individual biases, interpretations, feelings, and imaginings.
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Objectivity is a central philosophical concept, related to reality and truth, which has been variously defined by sources. Read More
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Relating to or existing as an object of thought without consideration of independent existence used chiefly in medieval philosophy. Of, relating to, or being an object, phenomenon, or condition in the realm of sensible experience independent of individual thought and perceptible by all observers having reality independent of the mind compare subjective 3a. Perceptible to persons other than the affected individual compare subjective 4c. Involving or deriving from sense perception or experience with actual objects, conditions, or phenomena. Relating to, characteristic of, or constituting the case of words that follow prepositions or transitive verbs. Expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations. Limited to choices of fixed alternatives and reducing subjective factors to a minimum. |
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| Thesaurus | lack of favoritism toward one side or another |
| Synonyms | disinterest, disinterestedness, equity, evenhandedness, fair-mindedness, fairness, impartiality, justice, neutralism, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivity |
| Related Terms | apathy, indifference, unconcern; broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, tolerance; fence-sitting, straddling |
| Antonyms | bias, favor, favoritism, nonobjectivity, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice |