Subjectivity
noun
The quality of being based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
His own subjective judgment was an important factor in his decision.
Often appears as...
- personal subjectivity
- subjective judgment
noun
The quality of existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, feelings, and actions rather than external phenomena.
The subjectivity of perception can often lead to misunderstandings.
Often appears as...
- subjectivity of perception
- cultural subjectivity
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Academic
noun
The principle in philosophy and art that our consciousness has an active role in creating the meaning of our reality.
The writer emphasizes the importance of subjectivity in the interpretation of literature.
Often appears as...
- subjectivity in interpretation
- artistic subjectivity
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Academic
noun
The quality of being based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
His own subjective judgment was an important factor in his decision.
Often appears as...
- personal subjectivity
- subjective judgment
noun
The quality of existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, feelings, and actions rather than external phenomena.
The subjectivity of perception can often lead to misunderstandings.
Often appears as...
- subjectivity of perception
- cultural subjectivity
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The principle in philosophy and art that our consciousness has an active role in creating the meaning of our reality.
The writer emphasizes the importance of subjectivity in the interpretation of literature.
Often appears as...
- subjectivity in interpretation
- artistic subjectivity
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Perspective
Understand that 'subjectivity' refers to a personal view that's different for everyone.
Reviews on art often reflect subjectivity rather than objective quality.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Influence
Recognize that 'subjectivity' involves emotions which can shape opinions or decisions.
Her subjectivity in choosing the winner was clear; she favored her friend's work.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast with Objectivity
'Subjectivity' is the opposite of objectivity, which lacks personal influence.
In science, objectivity is valued over subjectivity.
Compare with
biasinclinationpartialitypreferenceprejudice
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
We intuit other people's feelings; we know the meaning of their actions even before they happen. We're always in this stance of being the object of somebody else's subjectivity. We do that all the time. We just can't shake it off. It's so important that the very tools we use to understand ourselves,
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A brief history of...
When we talk about heartbreak, the feeling of brokenness becomes part of our experience, where as in a culture that talks about a bruised heart, there actually seems to be a different subjective experience. Some contemporary thinkers aren't interested in sadness' subjectivity versus universality,
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How to find the person...
There is a measure of subjectivity in what they say and how they interpret any objective data that you might have. There is a measure of subjectivity in how they say what they're going to say to influence the outcome. So therefore, you need to make sure that that person who is speaking,
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Telling the Story: 125...
you the old National Geographic was purportedly at least impartial and now since the seventies that has changed do you want a writer who takes a strong stance who's passionately involved with us or if not if you want a more balanced detached view some subjectivity has to
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A new way to diagnose...
have the people's feelings we know the meaning of their actions even before they happen we're always in the stands of being the object of somebody else's subjectivity we do that all the time we just can't shake it off it's so important that the very tools that we
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Bruno Torturra: Got a...
empowers them to question and to influence authorities in ways in which we are about to see. And I believe it does something else that might be even more important, that the simplicity of the technology can merge objectivity and subjectivity
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A plant's-eye view -...
that subjectivity consciousness sets us apart that the world is divided into subjects and objects that there is nature on one side culture on another as soon as you start seeing things from the plan's point of view or the animals
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Who determines the...
to understand and where the subjectivity comes in is another acronym called URL that's our ability to help Watson understand and reason and learn and that's the area again where we need to focus our attention as to what we're
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To transform child...
So let's take the subjectivity of race and neighborhood out of it, and you might get different outcomes." Blind removals seem to be bringing us closer to solving the problem of implicit bias in foster-care decisions.
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Michael Pollan: A...
who believe that subjectivity, consciousness, sets us apart; that the world is divided into subjects and objects; that there is nature on one side, culture on another.
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
We intuit other people's feelings; we know the meaning of their actions even before they happen. We're always in this stance of being the object of somebody else's subjectivity. We do that all the time. We just can't shake it off. It's so important that the very tools we use to understand ourselves,
Video examples
A brief history of...
When we talk about heartbreak, the feeling of brokenness becomes part of our experience, where as in a culture that talks about a bruised heart, there actually seems to be a different subjective experience. Some contemporary thinkers aren't interested in sadness' subjectivity versus universality,
Video examples
How to find the person...
There is a measure of subjectivity in what they say and how they interpret any objective data that you might have. There is a measure of subjectivity in how they say what they're going to say to influence the outcome. So therefore, you need to make sure that that person who is speaking,
Video examples
Telling the Story: 125...
you the old National Geographic was purportedly at least impartial and now since the seventies that has changed do you want a writer who takes a strong stance who's passionately involved with us or if not if you want a more balanced detached view some subjectivity has to
Video examples
A new way to diagnose...
have the people's feelings we know the meaning of their actions even before they happen we're always in the stands of being the object of somebody else's subjectivity we do that all the time we just can't shake it off it's so important that the very tools that we
Video examples
Bruno Torturra: Got a...
empowers them to question and to influence authorities in ways in which we are about to see. And I believe it does something else that might be even more important, that the simplicity of the technology can merge objectivity and subjectivity
Video examples
A plant's-eye view -...
that subjectivity consciousness sets us apart that the world is divided into subjects and objects that there is nature on one side culture on another as soon as you start seeing things from the plan's point of view or the animals
Video examples
Who determines the...
to understand and where the subjectivity comes in is another acronym called URL that's our ability to help Watson understand and reason and learn and that's the area again where we need to focus our attention as to what we're
Video examples
To transform child...
So let's take the subjectivity of race and neighborhood out of it, and you might get different outcomes." Blind removals seem to be bringing us closer to solving the problem of implicit bias in foster-care decisions.
Video examples
Michael Pollan: A...
who believe that subjectivity, consciousness, sets us apart; that the world is divided into subjects and objects; that there is nature on one side, culture on another.
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Rubina Dilaik
Indian Actress
I believe that if you have a person who understands your profession, it is a little easier and in the long run, it helps because you understand the subjectivity of time and notion that comes along with a particular profession.
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William Boyd
British Novelist
With film, you have very limited tools to convey subjectivity - voiceover, the camera's point of view, good acting - but even the very best actor in the world is crude by comparison with what you can do in a written paragraph.
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Gene Saks
American Director
For me, I had to overcome shyness to be an actor. But as a director, you lose your subjectivity, your self-consciousness. And instead of just your role, it's the life of the whole play that becomes a reflection of you.
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Ingmar Bergman
Swedish Director
The smallest wound or pain of the ego is examined under a microscope as if it were of eternal importance. The artist considers his isolation, his subjectivity, his individualism almost holy.
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Alice Roberts
English Scientist
But I think you can strip the emotion and the subjectivity away while you focus on doing the science - and that's really important.
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Elif Batuman
American Author
I love the novelist's freedom of going into different people's subjectivity and being able to work with them as characters.
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John Searle
American Philosopher
Where conscious subjectivity is concerned, there is no distinction between the observation and the thing observed.
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Joe Pantoliano
American Actor
It's all about people. It's all about the subjectivity of what people love.
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Hans-Georg Gadamer
German Philosopher
The focus of subjectivity is a distorting mirror.
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Spike Jonze
American Director
Our subjectivity is so completely our own.
Quote examples
Rubina Dilaik
Indian Actress
I believe that if you have a person who understands your profession, it is a little easier and in the long run, it helps because you understand the subjectivity of time and notion that comes along with a particular profession.
Quote examples
William Boyd
British Novelist
With film, you have very limited tools to convey subjectivity - voiceover, the camera's point of view, good acting - but even the very best actor in the world is crude by comparison with what you can do in a written paragraph.
Quote examples
Gene Saks
American Director
For me, I had to overcome shyness to be an actor. But as a director, you lose your subjectivity, your self-consciousness. And instead of just your role, it's the life of the whole play that becomes a reflection of you.
Quote examples
Ingmar Bergman
Swedish Director
The smallest wound or pain of the ego is examined under a microscope as if it were of eternal importance. The artist considers his isolation, his subjectivity, his individualism almost holy.
Quote examples
Alice Roberts
English Scientist
But I think you can strip the emotion and the subjectivity away while you focus on doing the science - and that's really important.
Quote examples
Elif Batuman
American Author
I love the novelist's freedom of going into different people's subjectivity and being able to work with them as characters.
Quote examples
John Searle
American Philosopher
Where conscious subjectivity is concerned, there is no distinction between the observation and the thing observed.
Quote examples
Joe Pantoliano
American Actor
It's all about people. It's all about the subjectivity of what people love.
Quote examples
Hans-Georg Gadamer
German Philosopher
The focus of subjectivity is a distorting mirror.
Quote examples
Spike Jonze
American Director
Our subjectivity is so completely our own.
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