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objective 1. existing independently of perception or an individual's conceptions 2. Med (of disease symptoms) perceptible to persons other than the individual affected 3. Optics a. the lens or combination of lenses nearest to the object in an optical instrument b. the lens or combination of lenses forming the image in a camera or projector objective [äb′jek·tiv] (optics) The first lens, lens system, or mirror through which light passes or from which it is reflected in an optical system; many scientists exclude mirrors from the definition. Also known as object glass. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In Heidegger's view: 'twentieth-century technology is historically the most advanced form of Western metaphysics' as a result of the fact that technology has brought objectivisation of thought to its historical extreme. |
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