Paul ricoeur 's Objectivity and Subjectivity in History 1. The incomplete objectivity in historical study. b. Conception of causality. 3 Accordingly, there are at least ofthree tiers of causality to be explored in historical studies(Ricoeur, 1965, P. 26) a The geo-political, socio-economic, and cultural conditions/contexts b The temporal andor epochal conditions/contexts c) The flow of events.8 1. The incomplete objectivity in historical study: b. Conception of causality:  Accordingly, there are at least of three tiers of causality to be explored in historical studies (Ricoeur, 1965, p. 26) a) The geo-political, socio-economic, and cultural conditions/ contexts b) The temporal and/or epochal conditions/contexts c) The flow of events. Paul Ricoeur’s Objectivity and Subjectivity in History