OLYMPIAN STANCE
Charles François (2004). OLYMPIAN STANCE, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2345.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2345 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
The position of a researcher that imagines him/herself in an absolutely separate and objective position in relation to the object of his/her research.
This attitude is also known as self-excepting fallacy. Such stance ignores the various perceptive limits that obstruct our full knowledge of reality. It also ignores our internal perceptive and cognitive organizational closure that conditions our concepts formation, mental frames of reference, models, viewpoints, psychological biases, etc…
The Olympian stance leads easily to mind blocks, illusory objectivity and even intolerance for others' opinions.
This expression was introduced by the anthropologist G. DEVEREUX
See also
Blindspots