relativism
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- noun
- /ˈrɛlətɪˌvɪzəm/
- Specialized
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relativismo
- Many philosophers argue that relativism challenges the idea of universal truths by emphasizing cultural differences.
- moral relativism
- cultural relativism
- historical relativism
Are we going against what cultural relativism would tell us is OK now?
- Are we going against what cultural relativism would tell us is OK now?
- And that's where we're at right now is that type of moral legal relativism.
- This is where we assert the power of consciousness, not the paralysis of relativism.
- This is where perspectivism and relativism start to get together a bit.
- Cultural relativism is one of the great cultural relativism is one of the great roots of the modern progressive movement.
Examples
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For those convinced that there are universal standards of knowledge and behavior, relativism must be denied.
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As a committed person of faith, relativism is threatening to me personally.
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Are we going against what cultural relativism would tell us is OK now?
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Let us now turn to the issue of historical relativism between the West and Islam on gender.
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Of course, the tolerance generated by relativism will have its practical limits.
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Hence, one can hide behind such relativism in order to avoid dialogue.
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Cultural relativism quickly migrated into other social sciences, and even into religion and ethics.
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To understand Eliot's gravitation toward relativism, his issues with the absolute must be made more explicit.
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Secularism, multiculturalism, or cultural relativism are very much in the foreground.
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Literary theorist Gerald Graff describes the problem as one of relativism, a term often used synonymously with pluralism.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
A person's view changes how they understand things
How Universal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word relativism comes from relative ('not fixed; seen in relation to something else') and the ending -ism ('a belief' or 'a system'). So, relativism is the idea that truth or right and wrong can depend on a person's culture, situation, or time rather than being the same for everyone.