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UNINA9910825634103321 |
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Autore |
Krausz Michael |
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Titolo |
Dialogues on relativism, absolutism, and beyond : four days in India / / Michael Krausz |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-21393-1 |
9786613213938 |
1-4422-0930-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (141 p.) |
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Collana |
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New dialogues in philosophy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Relativity |
Absolute, The |
Philosophy, Indic |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Prologue; DAY ONE. Relativism versus Absolutism: A First Encounter; DAY TWO. Reconciling Relativism and Absolutism; DAY THREE. Strands of Absolutism and Relativism; DAY FOUR. Beyond Relativism and Absolutism; For Further Reading; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What is truth, goodness, or beauty? Can we really define these concepts without the idea of a frame of reference? In the newest addition to the New Dialogues in Philosophy series, Michael Krausz presents fictional dialogues between four former classmates who hold significantly different views about these questions. As they travel in India, a place with unfamiliar concepts and customs, these four friends debate the rightness of relativism and absolutism. Are these concepts irreconcilable? Might there be a better view that goes beyond both of them? These lively discussions provide students with |
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