24.03 Relativism, Reason, & Reality, Fall 2002

24.03 Relativism, Reason, & Reality, Fall 2002

An examination of philosophical issues on the theme of relativism. Are moral standards relative to cultures and/or moral frameworks? Are there incompatible or non-comparable ways of thinking about the world that are somehow equally good? Is science getting closer to the truth? Is rationality -- the...

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Main Author: Yablo, Stephen
Language:en-US
Published: 2002
Subjects:
relativism
moral standards
science
truth
rationality
cultural norms
Thomas Kuhn
Karl Popper
Gilbert Harman
Judith Thomson
Derek Parfit
Ethical relativism
Cultural relativism
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35895

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