Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 09:01:39 -0500
Subject: Re: Objectivity and Ideology


I think what you're saying, ken, is a kind of priveledging of
Schopenhauer's view of subjectivity. That is to say, that any thing,
including 3+3=6 is experienced subjectively.(yes this is a radical
criticism of human perception)

Could we define objectivity as constituting on those things we agree? example
3apples + 3 oranges=6 pieces of fruit. We both agree on that. However, our
dispute is over who gets the fruit, and which tastes better.
The mathematical statement is true but trivial, except in the context of
the debate surrounding ownership and the aesthetics of a snack.
-Adam

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