Can the Science of Man Be Objective?

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Objective knowlege is characterized by the separation of the one knows something(s) from the thing(s) known. Can this condition be satisfied in the science of man (anthropology)? In a sense, anthropology (The science of many) maybe divided up to two sections: Self - knowledge, and knowledge of others. In self - knowledge, there is a relation between the person who knows, the thing known, and the knowledge; this is because of the knowledge by presence. It cannot be said that self-Knowledge is a result of knowing on external, objective reality, rather everything stems from the inside of the person.
On the other hand, in knowing the others, granted that an objective phenomenon is under consideration, not every body can ignore himself when he is to judge others. It follows that the science of man is not objective, neither in knowing onself nor in knowing others.
Another reason that prompts us not to accept objective anthropology as practiced in objective natural science is that of the difference between the nature of the mankind and the nature of other phenomena. Objective anthropology can be crystalized only when all facets of the mankind are taken into consideration and the differences are best minimized.