Objectivity requires us to be mindful, present in the moment, and experience what is happening without judgment.
Objectivity has no specific definition, but if we look at many aspects that incorporate it , objectivity basically has to do with the quantitative branch of things. The greatest example of objectivity is science. Science through the ages has relied on objectivity.
For example, a scientist is trying to investigate the anatomy of a bird. Firstly, for the scientist to study the bird, he must kill it. Otherwise, he will be unable to study it. The scientist’s “gut feeling” is great enough that it can take him away from his objective, which is to kill the bird, so he has to make a choice.
OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
Subjective and objective are two forms of perception, and the main difference between them is that a subjective point of view focuses on a personal interpretation of the subject, while an objective viewpoint is based on factual data
John Locke’s example of holding one hand in ice water and the other hand in hot water for a few moments. When one places both hands into a bucket of tepid water, one experiences competing subjective experiences of one and the same objective reality.
One hand feels it as cold, the other feels it as hot. Thus, one perceiving mind can hold side-by-side clearly differing impressions of a single object. From this experience, it seems to follow that two different perceiving minds could have clearly differing impressions of a single object.
That is, two people could put their hands into the bucket of water, one describing it as cold, the other describing it as hot. Or, more plausibly, two people could step outside, one describing the weather as chilly, the other describing it as pleasant.
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