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objective
in
Travels with Charley
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In the first place I knew the countryside, and in the second I had friends and relatives by marriage, and such a situation makes objectivity practically impossible,
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objectivity = understanding or decisions based on facts without the influence of personal feelings or preferences
I release him, and he drifts toward the objective, or rather to whatever the objective may be preparing for dinner.†
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I release him, and he drifts toward the objective, or rather to whatever the objective may be preparing for dinner.†
Part 2
What it is is warped with memory of what it was and that with what happened there to me, the whole bundle wracked until objectiveness is nigh impossible.†
Part 3
If I had, I might be able to report them more objectively.†
Part 3

Definitions:

(1) (objective as in: our objective is to...)
a goal (some end desired to be achieved)
(2) (objective as in: an objective viewpoint)
fact-based without the influence of personal feelings or preferences

Objective is often contrasted with subjective--which means "influenced by personal belief, feelings, or preferences (rather than being based purely upon fact)."
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Less common meanings of objective include:
- In philosophy -- existing outside of the mind.
- In grammar -- the object of a verb or of certain prepositions.
- In optics -- the lens nearest the object being viewed