Relativism

Word RELATIVISM
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Definitions and meanings of "Relativism"

What do we mean by relativism?

The theory that value judgments, as of truth, beauty, or morality, have no universal validity but are valid only for the persons or groups holding them. noun

The philosophical doctrine of the relativity of knowledge. See relativity. noun

The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them. noun

A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought. noun

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved noun

The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.

A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought.

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The word "relativism" in example sentences

Diversity rooted in relativism is the faith of our age, and it is not difficult to catch the spirit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We cannot say that relativism is true, because to assert that something “is true” is to assert that there is a standard of truth that is factually the case regardless of which set (s) of conventions we use to describe it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The moral relativism is either schizoprhenic or downright embarrasing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So we're left with an anti-relativism argument that traffics in relativism, an anti-corporate argument framed in corporate terms, and an Adorno/Horkheimer name-drop without enough self-realization to notice that the exclusionary schema it's propping up is a mirror-image recapitulation of what Adorno and Horkheimer were warning against. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)

It becomes even more appaling when some twisted argument of cultural relativism is made to downplay the crimes the governments of many countries commit against LGBT people. ❋ Hal Duncan (2010)

Moral relativism from the right wing bigot, shocker! ❋ Unknown (2010)

This can be done in a number of ways: Cognitive relativism is a school of philosophic thought that holds that an idea is only true if it [...] ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cognitive relativism is a school of philosophic thought that holds that an idea is only true if it is true within a particular conceptual framework that is subjective to an individual or a particular social group. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Anglican Church of Canada: engulfed in relativism ❋ Unknown (2010)

The phrase "cultural relativism" is poorly understood, and is often badly misused by anthropological illiterates to mean "anything goes, so long as it's what a group of people has always done before, or decides to do now." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cultural relativism is about understanding other lifeways (I don't like the word "culture" much, as I indicate below): it is an epistemological approach, not a moral one. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Once again, your moral relativism is predictable and pathetic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For a so-called "conservative" state, this kind of moral relativism is just amazing to me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cultural relativism is fine and dandy for some, but Kenya has many hundreds of years to catch up. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Allowing for Sharia law to creep into legal cases in Western countries under the pretext of cultural relativism is not only idiotic, it invites the disappearance of our Western culture. ❋ Newmania (2008)

Extreme relativism is a reaction to scientistic hubris. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And I would say that in contrast, we could learn from the Skeptics, who originated the idea of relativism in the West: They saw that relativism is in the end self-devouring, because -- as in the case of our disgruntled anonymous poster -- skepticism can be dogmatic -- it can become its opposite. ❋ Roger Sutton (2007)

Not hard to see why mealy mouthes Piper and nulab prefer conveniently spun shades of grey relativism, is it? ❋ Newmania (2007)

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