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Philosophical view rejecting objectivity
Relativism is a family of philosophical views which deny claims to absolute objectivity within a particular domain and assert that valuations in that domain
Relativism
Philosophical positions
Moral relativism or ethical relativism (often reformulated as relativist ethics or relativist morality) is used to describe several philosophical positions
Moral_relativism
Anthropological view
Cultural relativism is the view that the values (such as moral values) of a culture must be understood in their own cultural context and not judged according
Cultural_relativism
Philosophical term
Factual relativism (also called epistemic relativism, epistemological relativism, alethic relativism, and cognitive relativism) is the philosophical belief
Factual_relativism
Rejection of certain ideas about reality
theory of knowledge, nihilism challenges knowledge and truth. According to relativism, knowledge, truth, or meaning are relative to the perspectives of specific
Nihilism
Hypothesis of language influencing thought
of their surrounding world. Various colloquialisms refer to linguistic relativism: the Whorf hypothesis; the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis (/səˌpɪər ˈhwɔːrf/ sə-PEER
Linguistic_relativity
Aesthetic relativism is the idea that views of beauty are relative to differences in perception and consideration, and intrinsically, have no absolute
Aesthetic_relativism
Branch of ethics
Moral universalism is the opposing position to various forms of moral relativism. Universalist theories are generally forms of moral realism, though exceptions
Metaethics
Philosophical position
Depending on the variety of moral relativism, these statements may be indexed to a particular society (i.e., cultural relativism, when I say stealing is wrong
Ethical_subjectivism
Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher (c.490–c.420 BC)
logon kreittō poiein). Protagoras is credited with the philosophy of relativism, which he discussed in his lost work, Truth (also known as Refutations)
Protagoras
Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
counter the increased secularisation of many Western countries. He viewed relativism's denial of objective truth, and the denial of moral truths in particular
Pope_Benedict_XVI
American philosopher (1941–2022)
epistemologist. He strongly criticized the traditions of positivism, realism, and relativism, and he defended a view of science as a privileged and progressive institution
Larry_Laudan
Question regarding language and thought
researchers involved are open-minded and consciously willing to recognize relativism as a possible outcome—because the universalist conclusion is guaranteed
Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate
Linguistic_relativity_and_the_color_naming_debate
Basic distinction in philosophy
humanity has stitched together to grasp the past. Debates about positivism, relativism, and postmodernism are relevant to evaluating these concepts' importance
Subjectivity and objectivity (philosophy)
Subjectivity_and_objectivity_(philosophy)
Opposite position of realism
potentially realist) relativism. Joyce, Richard (2016), "Moral Anti-Realism (Supplement on Moral Objectivity and Moral Relativism)", in Zalta, Edward N
Anti-realism
Standard, doctrine or system of conduct
principles is called moral universalism. However, the philosophy of moral relativism opposes universal moral principles, holding that no universal morality
Morality
1956 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick
story takes place after a nuclear war in which society is dominated by relativism, which rejects absolute truths and preaches tolerance as the highest principle
The_World_Jones_Made
Philosophical study of morality
Metaethical Moral Relativism Dreier 2007, pp. 240–241 DeLapp, § 4b. Moral Relativisms Gowans 2021, § 6. Metaethical Moral Relativism Dreier 2007, p. 241
Ethics
Essay by Michel de Montaigne
their dead enemies as a matter of honor. In his work, he uses cultural relativism and compares the cannibalism to the "barbarianism" of 16th-century Europe
Of_Cannibals
durability of contracts are cultural relativism and moral relativism. Grace and Cohen (2005) describe cultural relativism as the extent to which different
Ethical implications in contracts
Ethical_implications_in_contracts
Branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans
Boas circle, who advanced the key theoretical frameworks of cultural relativism and historical particularism. Cultural anthropology emerged in the late
Cultural_anthropology
1994 collection of essays and lectures by Karl Popper
scientistic exaggerations associated with some forms of positivism and the relativism Popper saw as undermining rational criticism. The title essay, "The Myth
The_Myth_of_the_Framework
Fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society
incommensurate and irreconcilable, then the situation is one of cultural relativism and would therefore incur the standard criticisms from philosophical realists
Worldview
Awareness of facts, or competency
Truth is usually associated with objectivity. This view is rejected by relativism about truth, which argues that what is true depends on one's perspective
Knowledge
1996 book by Gilbert Harman and Judith Jarvis Thomson
Moral Relativism and Moral Objectivity is a 1996 book by Gilbert Harman and Judith Jarvis Thomson, in which Harman tries to provide a defense of moral
Moral Relativism and Moral Objectivity
Moral_Relativism_and_Moral_Objectivity
Conformity to reality
contrasts with relativism, which maintains that the same statement can be true in one perspective or context and false in another. Local relativism limits this
Truth
2006 book by David B. Wong
Moralities: A Defense of Pluralistic Relativism is a 2006 book by David B. Wong that defends a version of moral relativism. The book was reviewed by Christopher
Natural Moralities: A Defense of Pluralistic Relativism
Natural_Moralities:_A_Defense_of_Pluralistic_Relativism
American conservative online encyclopedia
Conservapedia views Albert Einstein's theory of relativity as promoting moral relativism, claims that abortion increases risk of breast cancer, praises Republican
Conservapedia
Christian apologetic documentary
Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and Charles Darwin as leading to moral relativism, nihilism, and the erosion of absolute values. The films were credited
How_Should_We_Then_Live?
culture from possible threats posed by communism, Islamism, and moral relativism. American conservatives question epidemiology, anthropogenic climate change
Conservatism in the United States
Conservatism_in_the_United_States
Study of general and fundamental questions
pan-Africanism, Marxism, postcolonialism, the role of cultural identity, relativism, African epistemology, and the critique of Eurocentrism. Philosophical
Philosophy
Artistic, cultural, and theoretical movement
rationality. Critics allege that its premises lead to a nihilistic form of relativism. In this sense, it has become a term of abuse in popular culture. Historically
Postmodernism
Irish philosopher (born 1954)
September 2019). Relativism. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429343308. hdl:11380/1200715. ISBN 978-0-429-34330-8. The Virtues of Relativism. Proceedings of
Maria_Baghramian
Doubtful attitude toward knowledge claims
related to various terms. It is sometimes equated with agnosticism and relativism. However, there are slight differences in meaning. Agnosticism is often
Skepticism
Mohism – Molinism – Monism – Moral absolutism – Moral realism – Moral relativism – Moral skepticism – Motion, philosophy of – Music, philosophy of – Mysticism
List_of_philosophies
Nazi slogan opposing modernist and progressive cultural movements
Cultural mosaic Cultural movement Cultural mulatto Cultural probe Cultural relativism Cultural tourism Pop-culture Cultural translation Cultural turn Cultural
Cultural_Bolshevism
American philosopher (1924–2021)
central assumptions of Western philosophy, and elaborated a robust form of relativism. His philosophical affinities included Protagoras, Hegel, C. S. Peirce
Joseph_Margolis
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
"materialistic interpretation of history" that denied religion, its "ethical relativism", and its "political totalitarianism". He stated that one focused too
Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Architectural style
said to have legitimized an outlook of comprehensive individualism and relativism. The move to reboot architectural design is not a recent phenomenon. There
Neomodern
British sociologist
Barry (1982), "Relativism, rationalism and the sociology of knowledge", in Hollis, Martin; Lukes, Steven (eds.), Rationality and relativism, Cambridge, Massachusetts:
David_Bloor
Receptiveness to new ideas
and Hare argued that schools should emphasize open-mindedness more than relativism in their science instruction, because the scientific community does not
Open-mindedness
Theory in science and technology studies
Its empirical methods are an adaptation of the Empirical Programme of Relativism (EPOR), which outlines a method of analysis to demonstrate the ways in
Social construction of technology
Social_construction_of_technology
Philosophical concept
Yehuda (1978). "Two-Tier-Thinking: Philosophical Realism and Historical Relativism". Social Studies of Science. 8 (3): 309–326. doi:10.1177/030631277800800304
Philosophical_realism
Value that has the same worth for all people
aesthetic relativism as governed by cultural norms. This objection is not limited to aesthetics. Relativism concerning morals is known as moral relativism, a
Universal_value
1987 book by Allan Bloom
philosopher Allan Bloom, in which the author criticizes the openness of relativism, in academia and society in general, as leading paradoxically to the great
The Closing of the American Mind
The_Closing_of_the_American_Mind
Idea that refutes itself
that relativism about truth must be applied to itself. The cruder form of the argument concludes that since the relativist is calling relativism an absolute
Self-refuting_idea
Study of the development of philosophy
Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event Process Reality Anti-realism
History_of_philosophy
Philosophical principle that perspectives and epistemology are always linked
Alexander Nehamas, perspectivism is often misinterpreted as a form of relativism, whereby we acknowledge the true virtue of fully rejecting the 'Law of
Perspectivism
1992 book by Robert B. Edgerton
University of California, Robert B. Edgerton. The book challenges the cultural relativism position of some earlier anthropologists. Edgerton enumerates examples
Sick_Societies
1987 book by Paul Feyerabend
trace the historical origins of "rationalism" and argue for a version of relativism and cultural diversity. Farewell to Reason has been translated into numerous
Farewell_to_Reason
Brazilian pastor (born 1980)
"hypergrace" (translated as attitudes alien to Christian conduct), (...) relativism deconstructs and confuses the bases of faith and brings about the normalization
Teófilo_Hayashi
Range of ideas tolerated in public discourse
Horseshoe theory – Posited similarity of the far-left and far-right Moral relativism – Philosophical positions Normalization – Social processes through which
Overton_window
The debate on the causes of clerical child abuse is a major aspect of the academic literature surrounding Catholic sex abuse cases. In 2010, Pope Benedict
Debate on the causes of clerical child abuse
Debate_on_the_causes_of_clerical_child_abuse
Unprovoked attack by a samurai on a civilian
philosopher Mary Midgley wrote an essay objecting to cultural relativism and moral relativism in 1981. In "Trying Out One's New Sword", she discusses tsujigiri
Tsujigiri
English philosopher (1922–2009)
elements. In order to provide solutions to the problems of absolutism and relativism, Toulmin attempts throughout his work to develop standards that are neither
Stephen_Toulmin
Philosophical or theological concept
postmodernism questions the validity of absolutes, emphasizing pluralism and relativism. These approaches challenge traditional notions of the Absolute, suggesting
Absolute_(philosophy)
American philosopher (1931–2007)
Retrieved April 8, 2021. Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth: Philosophical Papers, Volume 1 (1990), p. I Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth: Philosophical Papers
Richard_Rorty
Study of fundamental reality
Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event Process Reality Anti-realism
Metaphysics
American philosopher and lawyer (1880–1947)
positivism and linguistic analysis. This union coalesced into the "objective relativism" fermenting at Columbia University before and during the early twentieth-century
Morris_Raphael_Cohen
Medical hypothesis
The obesity paradox is the finding in some studies of a lower mortality rate for overweight or obese people within certain subpopulations. The paradox
Obesity_paradox
Agada, Ada (2020). "The Sexual Orientation Question in Nigeria: Cultural Relativism Versus Universal Human Rights Concerns". Sexuality & Culture. 24 (6):
Gender roles and fluidity in indigenous Nigerian cultures
Gender_roles_and_fluidity_in_indigenous_Nigerian_cultures
Concept in logic
attempted to justify faultless disagreements within the framework of relativism of the Truth (propositional truth being relative to perspectives), Max
Faultless_disagreement
Ethics textbook
It explains a number of moral theories and topics, including cultural relativism, subjectivism, divine command theory, ethical egoism, social contract
The Elements of Moral Philosophy
The_Elements_of_Moral_Philosophy
Story collection by Geoffrey Chaucer
different—views of reality, creating an atmosphere of testing, empathy, and relativism. As Helen Cooper says, "Different genres give different readings of the
The_Canterbury_Tales
scholars promote obscurantism, are hostile to objective truth, and encourage relativism in culture, morality, and knowledge to an extent that is epistemically
Criticism_of_postmodernism
Religious and philosophical tradition
Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event Process Reality Anti-realism
Taoism
German Catholic prelate (born 1956)
famous warning against what Benedict XVI had called the "dictatorship of relativism." Drawing on Ratzinger's philosophy, which he described as a "constant
Georg_Gänswein
Fundamental rights belonging to all humans
cultural contexts. Criticisms often arise from perspectives like cultural relativism, which argue that individual human rights are inappropriate for societies
Human_rights
in politics and economics Comparative morality among cultures Meta-ethics Moral relativism Public morality Secular ethics World community World peace
Moral_syncretism
Fundamental change in ideas and practices within a scientific discipline
opportunities for subjective judgments by scientists) are a case for relativism: the view that all kinds of belief systems are equal. Kuhn vehemently
Paradigm_shift
Anthropology model
anthropology, physical anthropology, and archaeology. It stressed cultural relativism, and separation of biological and cultural determinants of behavior. Boas
Boasian_anthropology
1864 document issued by the Holy See
Syllabus were intended to be a rebuttal of liberalism, modernism, moral relativism, secularization, and the political emancipation of Europe from the tradition
Syllabus_of_Errors
Interplay between observation, experiment, and theory in science
Melbourne, Australia, 1950. Bernstein, Richard J., Beyond Objectivism and Relativism: Science, Hermeneutics, and Praxis, University of Pennsylvania Press,
Scientific_method
Shape and/or configuration of a building
of Palladio. The philosophers of the 19th century were discovering the relativism and declaring the loss of rational principles in the world. The architects
Form_(architecture)
Two kinds of anthropologic field research
Participant observation Holism Reflexivity Thick description Cultural relativism Ethnocentrism Emic and etic Key concepts Culture Development Ethnicity
Emic_and_etic
Ethnic group
Participant observation Holism Reflexivity Thick description Cultural relativism Ethnocentrism Emic and etic Key concepts Culture Development Ethnicity
Racial isolates in the United States
Racial_isolates_in_the_United_States
Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Anthropological Reflections on Cultural Relativism and Its Others". American Anthropologist. 104 (3): 783–790. doi:10.1525/aa
Types_of_hijab
Social group defined by shared traits
Participant observation Holism Reflexivity Thick description Cultural relativism Ethnocentrism Emic and etic Key concepts Culture Development Ethnicity
Ethnicity
International treaty about the rights of children
"Defining the intolerable: Child work, global standards and cultural relativism". Childhood. 6 (1): 133–144. doi:10.1177/0907568299006001010. S2CID 27668970
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child
American philosopher
existence than the others. Existential relativism: As a potential solution, Sosa advances existential relativism. The central claim is that objects do
Ernest_Sosa
Philosophical movement
universal generalization. So if relativism in any of its forms is true, it's false." Some responses to postmodernist relativism argue that, contrary to its
Postmodern_philosophy
Chinese philosophical concept
Infallibilism Infinitism Naturalism Perspectivism Pragmatism Rationalism Relativism Skepticism Solipsism Structuralism Concepts Action Analytic–synthetic
Unity_of_knowledge_and_action
Fundamental unit of cognition
whether there is an objective reality, an idea opposed by some forms of relativism. A related issue in the philosophy of science concerns theory-ladenness:
Concept
1961 book by Edward Carr
historiography. Some of Carr's ideas are contentious, particularly his relativism and his rejection of contingency as an important factor in historical
What_Is_History?
Judging another culture by the values and standards of one's own culture
indicate a negative connotation. The opposite of ethnocentrism is cultural relativism, a guiding philosophy stating that the best way to understand a different
Ethnocentrism
Book by Hans Kelsen
Is–ought problem Jurisprudence Legal positivism Legal realism Metaethical relativism Moral anti-realism Moral realism Natural law Norm (philosophy) Normative
Pure_Theory_of_Law
Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event Process Reality Anti-realism
Glossary_of_logic
environment delineated a contextualized social framework for cultural relativism. Since we exist in webs of significance and the objective analysis would
Systems theory in anthropology
Systems_theory_in_anthropology
American philosopher
1995 Kierkegaard and Nietzsche: Faith and Eternal Acceptance, 1997 Moral Relativism, Moral Diversity, and Human Relations, Penn State University Press, 2001
James_Kellenberger
Social behavior and norms of a society
cultural anthropology, the ideology and analytical stance of cultural relativism hold that cultures cannot easily be objectively ranked or evaluated because
Culture
Type of epistemology
non-contradictory or accepts some limited degree of incoherence, such as relativism or paradox. Additional necessary criteria for coherence may include universalism
Coherentism
School of thought in sociology
point of view, the strong programme has adhered to a form of radical relativism. In other words, it argues that – in the social study of institutionalised
Strong_programme
German-born American anthropologist (1858–1942)
associated with the movements known as historical particularism and cultural relativism. Studying in Germany, Boas was awarded a doctorate in 1881 in physics
Franz_Boas
Philosophical view that nothing is morally right or wrong
and that morality does not exist. Moral nihilism is distinct from moral relativism, which allows for actions to be wrong relative to a particular culture
Moral_nihilism
Ancient philosophy
Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event Process Reality Anti-realism
Stoicism
1974 philosophy paper by Thomas Nagel
Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event Process Reality Anti-realism
What_Is_It_Like_to_Be_a_Bat?
American political philosopher (1899–1973)
beginning with Niccolò Machiavelli and culminating in historicism and relativism, marked a decisive break with the classical understanding of politics
Leo_Strauss
Meta-ethical position that a system of ethics applies to all
distinguishing feature. Moral universalism is opposed to moral nihilism and moral relativism. However, not all forms of moral universalism are absolutist, nor are
Moral_universalism
German philosopher (1724–1804)
strongly influenced by Kant's moral philosophy. They have argued against relativism, supporting the Kantian view that universality is essential to any viable
Immanuel_Kant
Political philosophy and movement
Objectivism Subjectivism Normativity Absolutism Axiology Nihilism Particularism Relativism Skepticism Universalism Ontology Action Event Process Reality Anti-realism
Anarchism
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