主観 and 客観: Separating Records from Personal Impressions
Compare subjectivity in an evaluation with writing objective records separately from personal impressions. Read the use of additional material without assuming infallibility or the complete absence of subjectivity.
主観 (しゅかん): A viewpoint and supporting material
「その評価には筆者の主観が強く表れている。」 — “The review strongly reflects the writer's subjectivity.” The writer’s subjectivity is strongly reflected in the evaluation. Read whose perspective appears in it.
「主観だけで決めず、資料も確認した。」 — “We checked the data instead of deciding from personal impressions alone.” Material was also checked rather than deciding through subjectivity alone. Checking material does not establish a complete absence of a personal viewpoint.
客観 (きゃっかん): Records apart from impressions
「授業で客観と主観の違いを考えた。」 — “In class, we considered the difference between objectivity and subjectivity.” The class considered the difference between objectivity and subjectivity. It does not report finding the correct answer to every judgment.
「客観的な記録と本人の感想を分けて書いた。」 — “I wrote the objective record separately from my personal impressions.” The objective record and personal impressions were written separately. The sentence distinguishes the record from the person’s impressions in the account.
The roles of perspective and material
A personal impression expresses a viewpoint, and records can supply material for judgment. The distinction does not mean one is always true and the other always groundless.
Checking material and separating records from impressions are different actions. The description 客観的 does not guarantee the accuracy of every detail in a record.
What is distinguished when objective records are written apart from personal impressions?
Show the answer and why
The records used in judgment and the writer’s own impressions. Calling a record objective neither guarantees infallibility nor establishes that subjectivity is wholly absent.