Paul ricoeur 's Objectivity and Subjectivity in History 1. The incomplete objectivity in historical study d. human distance o "What history ultimately tries to explain and understand are men. The pastfromwhich we are removed is human past. In addition to temporal, therefore, there is that specific distance which stems from the fact that the other is different man.(ibid, p. 28) e To overcome it, historians are expected to be able to wage a kind of sympathetic efforts in theirinvestigation. That is, it"is not merely an imaginative projection into another present but a real projection into another human life.(ibid, p. 28)10 1. The incomplete objectivity in historical study: d. Human distance  “ What history ultimately tries to explain and understand are men. The past from which we are removed is human past. In addition to temporal, therefore, there is that specific distance which stems from the fact that the other is different man.” (ibid, p. 28)  To overcome it, historians are expected to be able to wage a kind of “sympathetic efforts” in their investigation. That is, it “is not merely an imaginative projection into another present but a real projection into another human life.” (ibid, p. 28) Paul Ricoeur’s Objectivity and Subjectivity in History