title: Subjective judgements in scientific practice and art.
abstract: Since art and science went their separate ways in the 18th century, the purpose of science has been to generate true knowledge based on reason and objectivity. However, during the second half of the 20th century, opinions emerged within science that showed the impossibility of eliminating subjectivity in scientific practice. This paper describes the similarity of the subjective judgements that form part of the peer-review system-the method devised by the scientific community to guarantee truth and objectivity-and the subjective judgements involved in artistic evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid, Spain. enriqueregidor@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Regidor
mesh_terms: D001154:Art / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D019359:Knowledge; D007858:Learning; D012107:Research Design; D012586:Science / Q000266:history