[July 2001 journal entry]
At least since my doctoral studies, I have acted as consistently as possible with the understanding that the goal of objectivity in historical and existential interpretation/reflection is not possible to achieve. Knowing and acknowledging such led to two methodological choices – (1) that I will continue to strive for and maximize my approximation of objectivity and (2) that I will fall short of objectivity due to giving disproportionate attention to the experience and perspective of the marginalized, the disadvantaged, the voiceless (rather than to my affluent/advantaged experience and perspective).
