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Objectivity: is a property of determinations about facts. It is assumed that the properties attributed to the facts are determined by the facts and are not, or as little as, influenced by the attributing person. In order to determine whether this requirement is fulfilled, consideration must be given to the methods of access to information. This goes beyond the facts considered.
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W.V.O. Quine on Objectivity - Dictionary of Arguments

I 29
Objectivity: people of normal vision as well as red-green-blind are trained in the same way.
I 24
The company's method: to reward "Ouch" if the speaker shows further signs of discomfort. Trained in a way that the speaker says this even on stimuli that are not visible to her what she deems appropriate.
When the man visibly looks at something red, the utterance "red" is rewarded. With regard to "red" there is a symmetry of verifiability, which is missing in the sense of "Ouch". "Ouch" is to a greater degree subjective. "Ouch" is not independent of social training.
II 85
It is a bitter irony that such a vital distinction as that between good and evil should have no comparable claim to objectivity.
Everyone who deals with moral problems refers to causal relationships. The number of ethical axioms can be reduced to a minimum by causal feedback.
Utilitarianism is a remarkable example of such systematization.
For example, for the settlement of conflicts: Problem of white lie: if we agree that truthfulness is not an end in itself, but only a means to higher morality, the problem becomes a question of science or technology. On the one hand, the usefulness of language requires an overweight of truthfulness, on the other hand, truth can hurt.
>Truth/Quine
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II 113
Austin's introspection contrasts with linguistics. He gains objectivity through "group introspection" (Urmson). For example, an exotic linguist would probably first find out what we designate with "male dog". But he could never find out what "bachelors" are. He must question all test subjects individually and later apply a society-related summation.
II 180
Mathematical objectivity: For example, the continuum hypothesis but also its negation can be added to the axioms of set theory. Do these results cast doubt on the objectivity of mathematical truth?
VI 48
Theory/Existence/Ontology/Quine: when a theory is about the radical question of what exists at all, quantification can only play the role of the arbitrator over questions of existence within the framework of a standardized and regulated form of language; a language that goes beyond truth functions (not, or, and).
>Existence/Quine.
VI 49
The objectivity of our knowledge remains rooted in our causal contact with external reality.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Quine I
W.V.O. Quine
Word and Object, Cambridge/MA 1960
German Edition:
Wort und Gegenstand Stuttgart 1980

Quine II
W.V.O. Quine
Theories and Things, Cambridge/MA 1986
German Edition:
Theorien und Dinge Frankfurt 1985

Quine III
W.V.O. Quine
Methods of Logic, 4th edition Cambridge/MA 1982
German Edition:
Grundzüge der Logik Frankfurt 1978

Quine V
W.V.O. Quine
The Roots of Reference, La Salle/Illinois 1974
German Edition:
Die Wurzeln der Referenz Frankfurt 1989

Quine VI
W.V.O. Quine
Pursuit of Truth, Cambridge/MA 1992
German Edition:
Unterwegs zur Wahrheit Paderborn 1995

Quine VII
W.V.O. Quine
From a logical point of view Cambridge, Mass. 1953

Quine VII (a)
W. V. A. Quine
On what there is
In
From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953

Quine VII (b)
W. V. A. Quine
Two dogmas of empiricism
In
From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953

Quine VII (c)
W. V. A. Quine
The problem of meaning in linguistics
In
From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953

Quine VII (d)
W. V. A. Quine
Identity, ostension and hypostasis
In
From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953

Quine VII (e)
W. V. A. Quine
New foundations for mathematical logic
In
From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953

Quine VII (f)
W. V. A. Quine
Logic and the reification of universals
In
From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953

Quine VII (g)
W. V. A. Quine
Notes on the theory of reference
In
From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953

Quine VII (h)
W. V. A. Quine
Reference and modality
In
From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953

Quine VII (i)
W. V. A. Quine
Meaning and existential inference
In
From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953

Quine VIII
W.V.O. Quine
Designation and Existence, in: The Journal of Philosophy 36 (1939)
German Edition:
Bezeichnung und Referenz
In
Zur Philosophie der idealen Sprache, J. Sinnreich (Hg), München 1982

Quine IX
W.V.O. Quine
Set Theory and its Logic, Cambridge/MA 1963
German Edition:
Mengenlehre und ihre Logik Wiesbaden 1967

Quine X
W.V.O. Quine
The Philosophy of Logic, Cambridge/MA 1970, 1986
German Edition:
Philosophie der Logik Bamberg 2005

Quine XII
W.V.O. Quine
Ontological Relativity and Other Essays, New York 1969
German Edition:
Ontologische Relativität Frankfurt 2003

Quine XIII
Willard Van Orman Quine
Quiddities Cambridge/London 1987


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