In order to describe how certain degrees of objectivity can still be reached, Longino has formulated "four criteria necessary for achieving the transformative dimension of critical discourse" [13, 14].
Objectivity in historical and social sciences is, then, not a goal that can be reached with the aid of a correct method, but an ideal that must be striven for without a promise of ultimate fulfillment.
The end point, perhaps, was reached by Nagisa Oshima's 1976 film, "In the Realm of the Senses," a handsomely designed period piece that featured both hard-core sex and graphic violence, observed with an imperturbable objectivity.
They must not forget that objectivity is their main attribute and that they must examine all the angles before reaching conclusion.
Our need for objectivity is practical: it arises in contexts in which people disagree about what to value and need to reach an agreement about what to do.
Objectivity is easy to dismiss.
What objectivity is in that?
In other words, objectivity is rare.
"Objectivity is our aim," Mr. Halel said.
Often objectivity is hard to find.
