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The basing of [[knowledge]] on empirical, observable data without applying personal preconceptions or experience. No human being is completely [[objective]], although many come closer than others.

'''Objectivity''' is the basing of [[knowledge]] on empirical, observable data without applying personal preconceptions or experience. No human being is completely [[objective]], although many come closer than others. [[Science]] is often assumed to be objective, yet this claim has been challenged by a range of groups, such as philosophers<ref>Trowbridge, B. ''Understanding the concept of reality''; Helium, (n.d.) [http://www.helium.com/items/1501527-the-concept-of-reality]</ref> psychologists<ref>Malson, H. ''The thin woman: feminism, post-structuralism, and the social psychology of anorexia nervosa''; Routledge; London. p. 35, (1998) [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_HFLqqZ3xB0C&lpg=PA35&dq=%22science%20claims%20to%20be%20objective%22&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q&f=false]</ref>, historians, and sociologists of science.<ref>Richards, E. "Will the Real Charles Darwin Please Stand Up?" in ''New Scientist''; Reed Business Information; London. p. 887, (22-29 December 1983) [http://books.google.com/books?id=NpS_6bpt9KoC&lpg=PA887&dq=%22science%20is%20objective%22&pg=PA887#v=onepage&q&f=false]</ref>

 

== See also ==

== See also ==