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Thomas Haskell's 'Objectivity Is Not Neutrality'

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Thomas Haskell debates Novick’s belief in objectivity and skepticism in his book Objectivity is not Neutrality. Haskell claims that objectivity is about listening to people and being fair towards their views because you can always learn new things. Skepticism, in regards to Haskell’s view is in order to be objective you have to be continuously in doubt; you have to be able to question past knowledge and learnings. Haskell bases these views on the belief of truth; you must be able to doubt yourself in order to find the truth. Historical truth in Haskell’s opinion cannot just be perspective because then no one will believe each other. Haskell says Novick wrote a great objective of truthful history, but yet he denies truth. The irony of the “Noble

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