Argument's 'The Historian As Participant'

Reality is subjective, and it isn’t necessarily the same for everyone. Everyone experiences things differently, which leads to everyone having a different and unique reality. However, there isn’t a consensus on this. Scientists, doctors, and psychologists typically agree that reality is a universal truth. It is what we all see, hear, and feel. It is what is physically true. While this is a valid argument, others such as philosophers believe that everyone has and lives in a different reality. In The Historian as Participant, the author talks about how history is biased and everyone experiences things differently. However, the author says that this doesn’t make one point of view and one person’s experience more true than another. This is connected to reality. Every person has their own biases and experience things in a unique way which forms their reality. This doesn’t make one person’s reality more …show more content…
There is personal reality and universal reality. A personal reality is something that everyone has, and no two are the same. A personal reality is shaped by the individuals experiences, ideas, and perceptions of the world around them. This reality is subjective and is biased, but it is still a reality. However, instead of it being the reality of everyone, it is the reality or just one person. Universal reality is different from, however, still connected to personal reality. Universal reality is a reality formed by the commonalities among personal realities. It is the things that everyone can see, hear, feel, know, and observe in one way or another. A universal reality is formed when people agree on what they observe. When the question is posed of whether our experiences shape our realities and whether we all have different realities, it is important to know which type of reality is being discussed. In this case, personal reality is being discussed. Universal reality isn’t as affected by personal experiences and isn’t