02274nam 22004813u 450 991046154980332120210114052618.01-283-20529-797866132052921-4411-2910-3(CKB)2670000000107051(EBL)743062(OCoLC)745866709(MiAaPQ)EBC743062(EXLCZ)99267000000010705120130418d2007|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Challenge of Relativism[electronic resource] Its Nature and LimitsLondon Continuum International Publishing20071 online resource (168 p.)Continuum Studies in PhilosophyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4411-7885-6 Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Grounds of Relativism: A Plethora of Opinion; 2 The Branches of Relativism: Classical to Modern; 3 A Root of Relativism: Wittgenstein and Scepticism; 4 A Root of Relativism: Winch and Culture; 5 The Pluralist Tree: Rorty, Relativism, Diversity and Tolerance; Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexRelativism, the view that knowledge is relative to time, culture, group and/or individual, remains a pervasive and influential intellectual position in philosophy and throughout the humanities. Since ancient times, relativists have been viewed as villains of truth and knowledge. They have undermined optimistic explanations of how we know things and, instead, have grounded knowledge in the ever-changing world of human opinion. But is the relativists' notorious reputation justified? In this important new book Patrick Phillips investigates several varieties of relativism proposed over the centuriContinuum Studies in PhilosophyCulturePhilosophyRelativityElectronic books.Culture.Philosophy.Relativity.149Phillips Patrick J.J912623AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910461549803321Challenge of Relativism2043927UNINA