Think of something that you find good or bad, ugly or beautiful. On the surface this would be a subjective thought. But if you dig beneath the surface thought you can define the components of any topic. Start by asking the question: “why?”
Ask yourself what aspects of this thing you can define or measure that makes you determine whether it is good or bad, ugly or beautiful? If you are talking about a house, perhaps you are defining beauty by: style of house, window size, color, materials, location, etc. With each element, you can dig further into your definition of beauty by putting guidelines or measurements to your definition. For example: I find the most beautiful window size to be no more than 4 ft height per every 12 feet of elevation.
Once you get the aspects defined, the statement becomes objective and makes discussion or negotiation with someone else much easier. You might even find that arguments go away completely.
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Ben:
Why Objective is better than Subjective?
In my opinion our Challenge as Human Beings and Race is precisely the opposite:
How to turn Objective into Subjective?
How to trascend perception and understanding and go into contemplation and admiration?
How to trascend acting and thinking and go into praying and meditation?
How to trascend the knowledge driven powerful individual and become the inspiration driven wise person we are meant to Be.
How to trascend the mind driven corporal individual and become the heart driven spiritual person we are meant to Be.
I read your blog with great interest
and I like this post
As a reply: I guess even that fact that I turn the subjective into objective = a subjective way to perceive the objective.
I wonder…how can you get the aspects defined?
I like to think only robots are objective