Challenge of Relativism [[electronic resource] ] : Its Nature and Limits

• Autore: Phillips Patrick J.J
• Pubblicazione: London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Disciplina: 149
• Soggetto topico: Culture; Philosophy; Relativity
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Relativism, 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 centuri
• Titolo autorizzato: Challenge of Relativism
• ISBN: 1-283-20529-7; 9786613205292; 1-4411-2910-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461549803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum Studies in Philosophy