Relativism - Couverture rigide

O'Grady, Paul

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1902683366 ISBN 13 : 9781902683362

Editeur : Acumen Publishing Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

The issue of relativism looms large in many contemporary discussions of knowledge, reality, society, religion, culture and gender. Is truth relative? To what extent is knowledge dependent on context? Are there different logics? Do different cultures and societies see the world differently? And is reality itself something that is constructed? This book offers a path through these debates. O'Grady begins by clarifying what exactly relativism is and how it differs from scepticism and pluralism. He then examines five main types of cognitive relativism: alethic relativism, logical relativism, ontological relativism; epistemological relativism, and relativism about rationality. Each is clearly distinguised and the arguments for and against each are assessed. O'Grady offers a welcome survey of recent debates, engaging with the work of Davidson, Devitt, Kuhn, Putnam, Quine, Rorty, Searle, Winch and Wittgenstein, among others, and he offers a distinct position of his own on this hotly contested issue.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Paul O'Grady is Lecturer in Philosophy and Fellow of Trinity College Dublin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Acumen Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1902683366
• ISBN 13: 9781902683362
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible