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Author : H. Siegel
Release : 2013-06-29
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 463/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Relativism Refuted by : H. Siegel
Download or read book Relativism Refuted written by H. Siegel. This book was released on 2013-06-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Kreeft
Release : 2009-12-04
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 188/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Refutation of Moral Relativism by : Peter Kreeft
Download or read book A Refutation of Moral Relativism written by Peter Kreeft. This book was released on 2009-12-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No issue is more fateful for civilization than moral relativism. History knows not one example of a successful society which repudiated moral absolutes. Yet most attacks on relativism have been either pragmatic (looking at its social consequences) or exhorting (preaching rather than proving), and philosophers' arguments against it have been specialized, technical, and scholarly. In his typical unique writing style, Peter Kreeft lets an attractive, honest, and funny relativist interview a "Muslim fundamentalist" absolutist so as not to stack the dice personally for absolutism. In an engaging series of personal interviews, every conceivable argument the "sassy Black feminist" reporter Libby gives against absolutism is simply and clearly refuted, and none of the many arguments for moral absolutism is refuted.
Author : Paul Boghossian
Release : 2007-10-11
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 753/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fear of Knowledge by : Paul Boghossian
Download or read book Fear of Knowledge written by Paul Boghossian. This book was released on 2007-10-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Maria Baghramian
Release : 2019-09-30
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 101/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Relativism by : Maria Baghramian
Download or read book Relativism written by Maria Baghramian. This book was released on 2019-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relativism, an ancient philosophical doctrine, is once again a topic of heated debate. In this book, Maria Baghramian and Annalisa Coliva present the recent arguments for and against various forms of relativism. The first two chapters introduce the conceptual and historical contours of relativism. These are followed by critical investigations of relativism about truth, conceptual relativism, epistemic relativism, and moral relativism. The concluding chapter asks whether it is possible to make sense of relativism as a philosophical thesis. The book introduces readers to the main types of relativism and the arguments in their favor. It also goes beyond the expository material to engage in more detailed critical responses to the key positions and authors under discussion. Including chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary, Relativism is essential reading for students of philosophy as well as those in related disciplines where relativism is studied, such as anthropology, sociology, and politics.
Author : Richard Schantz
Release : 2013-05-02
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis The Problem of Relativism in the Sociology of (Scientific) Knowledge by : Richard Schantz
Download or read book The Problem of Relativism in the Sociology of (Scientific) Knowledge written by Richard Schantz. This book was released on 2013-05-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises original articles by leading authors – from philosophy as well as sociology – in the debate around relativism in the sociology of (scientific) knowledge. Its aim has been to bring together several threads from the relevant disciplines and to cover the discussion from historical and systematic points of view. Among the contributors are Maria Baghramian, Barry Barnes, Martin Endreß, Hubert Knoblauch, Richard Schantz and Harvey Siegel.
