Comparing Ortega's Perspectivism And Human Limitations

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According to Ortega’s Perspectivism, the truths about the world are true only in context. Objective reality cannot be captured through one single perspective. With one perspective only being able to see only so much of the object there cannot be objective reality obtained. The only truths of the world are seen through the perspectives of humans making them true. The only way an object can be seen is through the perspective of several people. There is no one perspective that can capture the true reality of an object. Depending on your position to the objects your perspective may be different from one who is in a different place then yourself. Limitations of sensory, mental, and physical barriers limit to what extent an object is viewed by a …show more content…
This raises an objection to the reasoning that human limitations all limit the extent of our perspective. With sensory limitations the human eye can only see so good. With an object being to physically small to be seen with the human eye there is a sensory limitation. With scientific equipment, like a microscope, one can get rid of the human limitation and have the ability to see object, like an atom. Science has created ways to dissolve human limitations and view the world through a new perspective that is authentic. This objection targets this reasoning because it shows that you can go past human limitations and have there be no limit to the extent of perspective. This is a good objection because it shows that human limitations can be worked around to create a new perspective. It proves how reality is not constrained by the human perspective. This objection gives reasoning on how the world can be viewed not only in context of the human mind, but also scientific research and data. This also creates the opportunity to also disprove the reasoning about there being no possibility for a third authentic perspective. With being able to see past human limitations, you can see the object more clearly and accurately. This objection disproves human limitations limiting the extent of our perspectives, disproving the truths about the world

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