Answer to Question #187219 in Philosophy for Rearabetswe Maleka

Question

The fundamental supposition of an “objective scientist” is… 

1) … that his/her theoretical positions are determined by facts

alone.

2) … that empirical support for scientific theories is not required.

3) … that he/she has unbridled access to extra-subjective 

reality.

4) … that his/her scientific theories are totally self-determined. 

Answer 1

Scientific objectivity is a property of various aspects of science. It expresses the idea that scientific claims, methods, results—and scientists themselves—are not, or should not be, influenced by particular perspectives, value judgments, community bias or personal interests, to name a few relevant factors.

So, the correct answer is 1.