It is important to note that the process of analysis is carried out by a subject who is inseparably linked to it. Moreover, there is also an object of analysis, which is likewise inseparably connected to both the subject and the process itself. Together, subject → process → object of analysis form an integrated system governed by the principle of hierarchisation.
Machine-generated analysis is based on algorithms created by humans and differs qualitatively from human analysis. Although a machine may be capable of performing analytical operations, it does not comprehend the meaning of analysis, nor does it bear responsibility for it.
Therefore, whenever we are faced with the need to analyse something, it is only logical to begin with the question: Who is the subject of the analysis? The answer to this question fundamentally determines the nature of the analysis.
For example, the issue of high crime rates in a city may be analysed differently depending on who the subject is:
- A young man and a mother with small children will evaluate safety measures in very different ways.
- An individual citizen and the city council, as subjects of different scales, will see the problem and its possible solutions from different perspectives.
- The police and the city council, as subjects with distinct functions and goals, will also arrive at different conclusions and courses of action.
Thus, any analysis inevitably reflects the characteristics of the subject — his level, tasks, and scope of perception. This is not a flaw but a fundamental feature: it is the subject who identifies what is essential and structures everything else in relation to it. Even the pursuit of objectivity is undertaken by the subject himself, and therefore objectivity is not the opposite of subjectivity, but rather an expression of the subject’s participation and awareness.
To ensure the universality of analysis, we take the human being as the primary subject. All other types of subjects — from social institutions to software algorithms — are considered fractal expressions of the human subject: structures that perform certain human functions on a different scale or with a particular specialisation, but which do not replace the human being as a whole.
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