Can humans ever study humans objectively?

Question

Can humans ever study humans objectively?

Answer 1

I suspect it is possible, just not likely. A person would 1st have to subject themselves to study by others from varied cultures & backgrounds, then apply what was learned about their own shortcomings to the study of other humans.  Even armed with this information, it is probable their own culture & bias would influence their analysis of others.

Answer 2

Do you mean completely without a viewpoint?  If so no.

So what we do is publish our studies so that others presumably with different viewpoints can criticise them.

Answer 3

I would say no, because the relationship between the studier and object being studied is too closely related. The facts gathered to devise a summation, at best, will be a holistic view, resulting from a phenomenological perspective. The lens of interpretation is limited to the vision of the examiner, thus resulting in biased conclusions.

Simply stated, "We don't see people as they are, but how we are!"