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Reciprocal perceptions are not significant in the
context of objective approaches. In the objective domain
the object which is perceived does not itself perceive;
therefore the perceptions of the other's perceptions
cannot play a significant role. In the objective mode it
makes not sense to talk of Jack perceptions of Jill's
perceptions of Jack. In the objective mode such
reciprocal perceptions cannot be dealt with. The electron
does not perceive me making measurements of it; the
electron's internal structure is not affected by my
perception of it---because the electron has no internal
structure to be changed. My emotional state cannot be
affected by my perception of the electron's feelings about
me watching it. Jack, however, may be deeply affected by
Jill's response to his perception of her. Objective
relationships are quite different from intimate personal
relationships.
Technocrats often assume that helpful insights into
the dynamics of intimate personal relationships may be
based upon objective analysis. They have great faith and
believe that objective analysis of elementary parts of
people will yield knowledge offering a complete
understanding of human behavior. They offer the
predictive power of primitive social science as proof---
forgetting that prediction is not one of the primary foci
in intimate personal relationships. In intimate personal
relationships the ability to predict another person's
behavior is not equivalent to being involved in a
meaningful personal relationship; prediction does not
prove the existence of mutual understanding---unilateral
understanding not being highly valued.
Mutuality is central to meaningful personal
relationships, but not to successful objective
understanding, prediction, and control. Mutual respect
and consideration is essential to meaningful friendship,
but not to objective relationships. Recognition of
others' needs is central to coherent social relationships,
but not to a coherent theory of objective relationships---
for in the objective domain objects do not have needs.
the objective and subjective realms are to be understood
in quite different terms.
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