Introduction: Objective and subjective are terms used to either accept or reject ideas in scientific literature. But on scrutiny, such usage seems to be based on certain questionable assumptions. No objectivity without an element of subjectivity: It is widely understood that science is knowledge that is based on a systematic and objective study of the natural world. However, such a study is conducted by the human being, who is a combination of objectivity and subjectivity. Whatever is deemed to be objective, is in the final analysis, the subjective opinion of an individual.
Thus, there can be no objectivity without an element of subjectivity. The role of common sense: Thus science, by its very origin, has a subjective element. Though its boundaries are not clearly defined, science has proved to be immensely useful to mankind and has been the basis of great technological progress. This…
