单词 | objectivity |
释义 | objectivityn. Originally Philosophy. The quality or character of being objective; (in later use) esp. the ability to consider or represent facts, information, etc., without being influenced by personal feelings or opinions; impartiality; detachment. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > objectivity > [noun] objectivenessa1676 extra-existence1713 externalitya1790 objectivity1803 outerness1863 personal distance1902 1803 Edinb. Rev. 1 258 In both these views it [sc. philosophy] has relation only to their objectivity. 1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain (1858) iii. vi. 311 I am not denying..the objectivity of revelation. 1884 F. Temple Relations Relig. & Sci. (1885) i. 16 Kant appears to have no escape from assigning this objectivity of space to delusion. 1927 B. Russell Outl. Philos. xv. 159 Another reason for the objectivity of the impressions we derive from sight is correlation with other senses, especially touch. 1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet iv. i. 301 If the defendant's counsel had had any detachment and objectivity left at all by then. 1996 Financial Rev. (Sydney) 11 Sept. 29/1 Objectivity is one of those things companies strive for when selecting their suppliers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1803 |
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