Associations to the word «Relativism»
Noun
- Rationality
- Boa
- Skepticism
- Materialism
- Anthropologist
- Anthropology
- Humanism
- Realism
- Kuhn
- Idealism
- Relativity
- Ethic
- Liberalism
- Imperialism
- Morality
- Ethics
- Meta
- Modernism
- Worldview
- Moral
- Cul
- Universal
- Critique
- Ism
- Absolute
- Mannheim
- Fallacy
- Paradigm
- Marxism
- Kant
- Benedict
- Dictatorship
- Reject
- Semantic
- Sociology
- Modernity
- Nietzsche
- Locke
- Judgement
- Validity
- Philosophy
- Proponent
- Enlightenment
- Reasoning
- Relevance
- Plato
- Tolerance
- Truth
- Rhetoric
- Ideology
- Contingency
- Putnam
- Perspective
- Tenet
- Strauss
- Belief
- Philosopher
- Aesthetics
- Norm
- Culture
- Debate
- Linguistic
- Denial
- Mead
- Contradiction
- Extreme
- Judgment
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
RELATIVISM, noun. (uncountable) (philosophy) 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.
RELATIVISM, noun. (countable) (philosophy) A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought.
Dictionary definition
RELATIVISM, noun. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
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