Question

Think about objectivity. Have you ever tried to be objective when settling a dispute between two people or when making a decision between two alternatives? How did you remain objective? Do you think it’s possible for anyone to be genuinely objective?

Answer 1

An objective perspective is one that is not influenced by emotion, opinion or personal feelings - it is a perspective based on facts, things quantifiable and measurable.

One day that I needed to think objectively was when choosing which college I should go to. On one side I had the college of dreams, but very expensive for my conditions. On the other hand, I had another college, which was not what I had dreamed of, but it was of a good quality and less expensive. At that moment, I acted objectively and rationally choosing the number 2 university, which is fit my conditions and would not bring me economic problems.

I believe it is possible for a person to be genuinely objective if that person totally ignores their emotions and this is not easy. So it is possible to be genuinely objective, but it is very difficult to achieve.

Answer 2

Objectivity: means the quality of being something that one's effort or action is trying to attain or accomplish

I have not tried to be Objective inside a argument before, but if you are, you should be a middle-man, in which you listen to both sides, their arguments, reasons, and beliefs, and try to find a solution after listening to both of them. Try not to make it look like you are leaning towards somebody, but instead try to be like a 3rd party source.

It is possible for somebody to be genuinely objective, however, many people are not, especially if somebody that is on one side is a family member or friend, or the middle-man accepted a bribe for one side. So there isn't a lot of people that are genuinely objective (at least i don't know a lot)

hope this helps