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The term antonym (and the related antonymy) is commonly taken to be synonymous with opposite, but antonym also has other more restricted meanings. Graded (or gradable) antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite and which lie on a continuous spectrum (hot, cold).
For a broader use of the term in philosophy see Objectivity (philosophy). Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. O.
In Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life, Theodore Porter reverses the classic notion that quantification descends from the successes of natural sciences being adopted by other disciplines, to investigate instead the opposite movement, whereby quantification is driven by political, administrative and bureaucratic necessities to standardize, communicate, and ...
Many journalists and scholars accept the philosophical idea of pure "objectivity" as being impossible to achieve, [9] [page needed] but still strive to minimize bias in their work. It is also argued that as objectivity is an impossible standard to satisfy, all types of journalism have some degree of advocacy, whether intentional or not. [10]
The NPOV policy says nothing about objectivity. In particular, the policy does not say that there is such a thing as objectivity in a philosophical sense—a "view from nowhere" (to use Thomas Nagel's phrase), such that articles written from that viewpoint are consequently objectively true. That is not the policy, and it is not our aim!
The origin of the terms "hard science" and "soft science" is obscure. The earliest attested use of "hard science" is found in an 1858 issue of the Journal of the Society of Arts, [17] [18] but the idea of a hierarchy of the sciences can be found earlier, in the work of the French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798‒1857).
The Eagles and Commanders face off in the NFC championship game. The NFC East rivals are headed for a rubber match.
Objectivity can refer to: Subjectivity and objectivity (philosophy), either the property of being independent from or dependent upon perception Objectivity (science), the goal of eliminating personal biases in the practice of science; Journalistic objectivity, encompassing fairness, disinterestedness, factuality, and nonpartisanship