ABSTRACT
In what follows I shall first examine the interrelated notions of objectivity and
perspective introduced by Thomas Nagel. I shall then argue to the effect that
Nagel misidentifies the initial worldview from which scientific investigation of
reality starts. A correct localization of our epistemological starting point will
enable us, I shall explain, to assign art an important role in our attempts to cope
with the external world and our place in it. We shall see that art is continuous
with both common sense and science, and that it may even help to improve our
scientific understanding of reality.
