The Challenge Of Relativism
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The Challenge Of Relativism
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Author : Patrick J.J. Phillips
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-11-13
The Challenge Of Relativism written by Patrick J.J. Phillips and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-13 with Philosophy categories.
Offering a comprehensive overview and introduction to the concept of relativism and relativistic arguments this book surveys important relativist philosophers, both classical and modern.
Protagoras And The Challenge Of Relativism
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Author : Ugo Zilioli
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Protagoras And The Challenge Of Relativism written by Ugo Zilioli and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Philosophy categories.
Protagoras was an important Greek thinker of the fifth century BC, the most famous of the so called Sophists, though most of what we know of him and his thought comes to us mainly through the dialogues of his strenuous opponent Plato. In this book, Ugo Zilioli offers a sustained and philosophically sophisticated examination of what is, in philosophical terms, the most interesting feature of Protagoras' thought for modern readers: his role as the first Western thinker to argue for relativism. Zilioli relates Protagoras' relativism with modern forms of relativism, in particular the 'robust relativism' of Joseph Margolis, gives an integrated account both of the perceptual relativism examined in Plato's Theaetetus and the ethical or social relativism presented in the first part of Plato's Protagoras and offers an integrated and positive analysis of Protagoras' thought, rather than focusing on ancient criticisms and responses to his thought. This is a deeply scholarly work which brings much argument to bear to the claim that Protagoras was and remains Plato's subtlest philosophical enemy.
Relativism
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Author : Francis J. Beckwith
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 1998-10-01
Relativism written by Francis J. Beckwith and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-10-01 with Religion categories.
"An extremely well-researched, intellectual approach to the problem of relativism and its effect on education, public policy, and our everyday lives." --Youthworker
Social Science And The Challenge Of Relativism A Wilderness Of Mirrors
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Author : Lawrence E. Hazelrigg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Social Science And The Challenge Of Relativism A Wilderness Of Mirrors written by Lawrence E. Hazelrigg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Knowledge, Theory of categories.
The Elements Of Moral Philosophy 7e
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Author : James Rachels
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Release Date : 2012-03-16
The Elements Of Moral Philosophy 7e written by James Rachels and has been published by McGraw Hill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-16 with Philosophy categories.
Firmly established as the standard text for undergraduate courses in ethics, James Rachels and Stuart Rachels’ The Elements of Moral Philosophy introduces readers to major moral concepts and theories through eloquent explanations and compelling, thought-provoking discussions.
Relativism And Religion
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Author : Carlo Invernizzi Accetti
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2015-11-10
Relativism And Religion written by Carlo Invernizzi Accetti and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-10 with Philosophy categories.
Moral relativism is deeply troubling for those who believe that, without a set of moral absolutes, democratic societies will devolve into tyranny or totalitarianism. Engaging directly with this claim, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti traces the roots of contemporary anti-relativist fears to the antimodern rhetoric of the Catholic Church and then rescues a form of philosophical relativism for modern, pluralist societies, arguing that this viewpoint provides the firmest foundation for an allegiance to democracy. In his analyses of the relationship between religious arguments and political authority and the implications of philosophical relativism for democratic theory, Accetti makes a far-ranging contribution to contemporary debates over the revival of religion in politics and the conceptual grounds for a commitment to democracy. He presents the first comprehensive genealogy of anti-relativist discourse and reclaims for English-speaking readers the overlooked work of Hans Kelsen on the connection between relativism and democracy. By engaging with contemporary attempts to replace the religious foundation of democratic values with a neo-Kantian conception of reason, Accetti also makes a powerful case for relativism as the best basis for a civic ethos that integrates different perspectives into democratic politics.
Natural Moralities
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Author : David B. Wong
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-10-05
Natural Moralities written by David B. Wong and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-05 with Philosophy categories.
David B. Wong proposes that there can be a plurality of true moralities, moralities that exist across different traditions and cultures, all of which address facets of the same problem: how we are to live well together. Wong examines a wide array of positions and texts within the Western canon as well as in Chinese philosophy, and draws on philosophy, psychology, evolutionary theory, history, and literature, to make a case for the importance of pluralism in moral life, and to establish the virtues of acceptance and accommodation. Wong's point is that there is no single value or principle or ordering of values and principles that offers a uniquely true path for human living, but variations according to different contexts that carry within them a common core of human values. We should thus be modest about our own morality, learn from other approaches, and accommodate different practices in our pluralistic society.
Social Science And The Challenge Of Relativism Claims Of Knowledge
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Author : Lawrence E. Hazelrigg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Social Science And The Challenge Of Relativism Claims Of Knowledge written by Lawrence E. Hazelrigg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Knowledge, Theory of categories.
Fear Of Knowledge
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Author : Paul Boghossian
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 2007-10-11
Fear Of Knowledge written by Paul Boghossian and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-11 with Philosophy categories.
The academic world has been plagued in recent years by scepticism about truth and knowledge. Paul Boghossian, in his long-awaited first book, sweeps away relativist claims that there is no such thing as objective truth or knowledge, but only truth or knowledge from a particular perspective. He demonstrates clearly that such claims don't even make sense. Boghossian focuses on three different ways of reading the claim that knowledge is socially constructed - one as a thesis about truth and two about justification. And he rejects all three. The intuitive, common-sense view is that there is a way things are that is independent of human opinion, and that we are capable of arriving at belief about how things are that is objectively reasonable, binding on anyone capable of appreciating the relevant evidence regardless of their social or cultural perspective. Difficult as these notions may be, it is a mistake to think that recent philosophy has uncovered powerful reasons for rejecting them. This short, lucid, witty book shows that philosophy provides rock-solid support for common sense against the relativists; it will prove provocative reading throughout the discipline and beyond.
Against Relativism
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Author : Christopher Norris
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 1997-11-10
Against Relativism written by Christopher Norris and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-11-10 with Science categories.
This book offers a vigorous and constructive challenge to relativism by examining a wide range of anti-realist theories, and in response offering a variety of arguments amounting to a strong defence of critical realism in the natural and social sciences.