Relativism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Relativism is a noun meaning (countable, philosophy) A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought.
Meaning
(countable, philosophy) A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, philosophy) The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.
Example Sentences
Following Gilbert Harman’s lead, my own formulation of relativism about the normative domain was based on the classic examples of thoroughgoing relativisms drawn from physics.
Word Forms
- relativisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include relativity, relative, subjectivism, conventionalism, pluralism, perspectivism.
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