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What does it mean?
In the act of knowing, objective and subjective elements merge instantly.
In plain terms
Knowing mixes what is real and what you feel at once.
What can you take from it?
Objective and subjective views blend during knowledge.

Where it applies

  • learning
  • perceiving reality
  • philosophical study

Putting it to work

  • observe perception
  • question knowledge
  • reflect on experience

Questions to consider

  • Can pure objective knowledge exist?
  • How does feeling shape facts?

Another view

This unity makes pure objectivity impossible to achieve.

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