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relativism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory |
| Derivation | relativistic |
Examples of relativism
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Cultural relativism involves specific epistemological and methodological claims.
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Sophists are considered the founding fathers of relativism in the Western World.
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Now, this is the typical postmodern tenet that gets misconstrued as relativism.
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He has long disdained the tortured moral relativism he first encountered at Yale.
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Cultural relativism is the moral and ethical way to look at different cultures.
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The dangers of relativism is a theme the pope has hammered on during recent years.
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As such, we move from relativism and embrace absolutism, from truths to the truth.
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Benedict, in Patterns of Culture, expresses her belief in cultural relativism.
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He argues that deconstruction, properly understood, does not equate to relativism.
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- (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved
- (relativistic) relating or subject to the special or the general theory of relativity; "relativistic quantum mechanics"; "relativistic increase in mass"; "radiation from relativistic particles"
- Relativism is the idea that some elements or aspects of experience or culture are relative to, i.e., dependent on, other elements or aspects.
- 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
- (Relativist) one who is convinced that religious disagreements are neither productive nor important. Relativists tend to emphasize areas of harmony among religions, minimizing or ignoring their differences.
- (Relativistic) Referring to speeds of particles that approach the speed of light.
- (Relativistic) term used to describe an object moving close to the speed of light. An object becomes relativistic when the energy of its motion (kinetic energy) is much greater than the amount of energy stored in the form of its mass, given by Einstein's famous equation, E = mc^2.
- A relativistic particle is traveling close enough to the speed of light that classical physics does not provide a good description of its motion, and the effects described by Einstein's theories of special and general relativity must be taken into account.
- (relativists) scientists who, unlike the universalists, believe that most human emotions are learned
