LEADER 02270nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910809841403321 005 20240402082807.0 010 $a1-280-33473-8 010 $a1-134-61989-8 010 $a0-203-00379-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000253220 035 $a(EBL)165090 035 $a(OCoLC)475873860 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000235307 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11199300 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235307 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10243554 035 $a(PQKB)10291119 035 $aebr5001297 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC165090 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL165090 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10070696 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33473 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000253220 100 $a20050808e20011999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRelativism and reality $ea contemporary introduction /$fRobert Kirk 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-20816-5 311 $a0-415-20817-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 184-187) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS 330 $aOur thoughts about the world are clearly influenced by such things as point of view, temperament, past experience and culture. However, some thinkers go much further and argue that everything that exists depends on us, arguing that 'even reality is relative'. Can we accept such a claim in the face of events such as floods and other natural disasters or events seemingly beyond our control? 'Realists' argue that reality is independent of out thinking. 'Relativists' disagree, arguing that what there is depends on our point of view. Which is right?Robert Kirk provides a crystal clear account o 606 $aRealism 606 $aRelativity 615 0$aRealism. 615 0$aRelativity. 676 $a149/.2 700 $aKirk$b Robert$f1933-$0853362 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809841403321 996 $aRelativism and reality$94096147 997 $aUNINA