Definition of relativism in English:

relativism

noun ˈrɛlətɪvɪz(ə)mˈrɛlədəˌvɪzəm

mass noun

The doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute.
（认为知识、真理、道德等相对于文化、社会或历史环境而存在而并非绝对的）相对主义
Example sentencesExamples
- According to cultural relativism, slavery is wrong if our society disapproves of it.
- The debate about relativism turns on separating truth claims and actions.
- It is not the reality of scepticism or of truth dissolving relativism, but the claim to truth of all formal argument that is affected.
- However, the distinction here is between absolutism and relativism, not between absolutism and relationalism.
- If so, how does pluralism differ from radical relativism and subjectivism?
- That is something that you often hear about from the perspective of cultural relativism.
- There is more to be said, particularly about the threats of relativism, nihilism, and scepticism, which still lurk.
- Wittgenstein sometimes appears to be committed to cognitive relativism as just described.
- It is this crude version of relativism about truth which I am concerned with here, not its more sophisticated philosophical cousins.
- We cannot let cultural relativism becomes the last refuge of repression.
- In another situation, relativism and politicalization may serve counterposed goals.
- Yet many people would now pay at least lip-service to the sceptical relativism of Montaigne's generation.
- I do use the viewpoint of cultural relativism; I think it's the only thing we can do under the circumstances.
- One wonders if in the morass of cultural relativism, the only sane ground is to eschew all taboo.
- The relativist must therefore hold that relativism is both true and false.
- Context is only deemed important when such relativism would be seen to give validity to bigotry, racism and prejudice.
- Cultural relativism states that there is no objective truth.
- However, relativism is a philosophical doctrine that goes far beyond such obvious facts.
- Such a position does indeed amount to a form of epistemological relativism.
- The three introductory readings come out of the rich anthropological literature on culture and cultural relativism.

Derivatives

relativist

noun ˈrɛlətɪvɪstˈrɛlədəˌvəst

Cognitive relativists do not simply assert that different cultures or communities have different views about which beliefs are true; no-one disputes that.
Example sentencesExamples
- In this respect, the relativist is like the philosophical sceptic.
- Perhaps because relativism is associated with such views, few philosophers are willing to describe themselves as relativists.
- Very few people are crude relativists, as Sokal acknowledges.
- Thus if you are a relativist, you write about ‘truth’ to signal your discovery that there is no such thing.

Definition of relativism in US English:

relativism

nounˈrelədəˌvizəmˈrɛlədəˌvɪzəm

The doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute.
（认为知识、真理、道德等相对于文化、社会或历史环境而存在而并非绝对的）相对主义
Example sentencesExamples
- If so, how does pluralism differ from radical relativism and subjectivism?
- The relativist must therefore hold that relativism is both true and false.
- Such a position does indeed amount to a form of epistemological relativism.
- The three introductory readings come out of the rich anthropological literature on culture and cultural relativism.
- In another situation, relativism and politicalization may serve counterposed goals.
- I do use the viewpoint of cultural relativism; I think it's the only thing we can do under the circumstances.
- However, relativism is a philosophical doctrine that goes far beyond such obvious facts.
- However, the distinction here is between absolutism and relativism, not between absolutism and relationalism.
- It is not the reality of scepticism or of truth dissolving relativism, but the claim to truth of all formal argument that is affected.
- Cultural relativism states that there is no objective truth.
- There is more to be said, particularly about the threats of relativism, nihilism, and scepticism, which still lurk.
- That is something that you often hear about from the perspective of cultural relativism.
- One wonders if in the morass of cultural relativism, the only sane ground is to eschew all taboo.
- Wittgenstein sometimes appears to be committed to cognitive relativism as just described.
- Yet many people would now pay at least lip-service to the sceptical relativism of Montaigne's generation.
- It is this crude version of relativism about truth which I am concerned with here, not its more sophisticated philosophical cousins.
- Context is only deemed important when such relativism would be seen to give validity to bigotry, racism and prejudice.
- We cannot let cultural relativism becomes the last refuge of repression.
- According to cultural relativism, slavery is wrong if our society disapproves of it.
- The debate about relativism turns on separating truth claims and actions.

单词	relativism
释义	Definition of relativism in English: relativism noun ˈrɛlətɪvɪz(ə)mˈrɛlədəˌvɪzəm mass noun The doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute. （认为知识、真理、道德等相对于文化、社会或历史环境而存在而并非绝对的）相对主义 Example sentencesExamples According to cultural relativism, slavery is wrong if our society disapproves of it. The debate about relativism turns on separating truth claims and actions. It is not the reality of scepticism or of truth dissolving relativism, but the claim to truth of all formal argument that is affected. However, the distinction here is between absolutism and relativism, not between absolutism and relationalism. If so, how does pluralism differ from radical relativism and subjectivism? That is something that you often hear about from the perspective of cultural relativism. There is more to be said, particularly about the threats of relativism, nihilism, and scepticism, which still lurk. Wittgenstein sometimes appears to be committed to cognitive relativism as just described. It is this crude version of relativism about truth which I am concerned with here, not its more sophisticated philosophical cousins. We cannot let cultural relativism becomes the last refuge of repression. In another situation, relativism and politicalization may serve counterposed goals. Yet many people would now pay at least lip-service to the sceptical relativism of Montaigne's generation. I do use the viewpoint of cultural relativism; I think it's the only thing we can do under the circumstances. One wonders if in the morass of cultural relativism, the only sane ground is to eschew all taboo. The relativist must therefore hold that relativism is both true and false. Context is only deemed important when such relativism would be seen to give validity to bigotry, racism and prejudice. Cultural relativism states that there is no objective truth. However, relativism is a philosophical doctrine that goes far beyond such obvious facts. Such a position does indeed amount to a form of epistemological relativism. The three introductory readings come out of the rich anthropological literature on culture and cultural relativism. Derivatives relativist noun ˈrɛlətɪvɪstˈrɛlədəˌvəst Cognitive relativists do not simply assert that different cultures or communities have different views about which beliefs are true; no-one disputes that. Example sentencesExamples In this respect, the relativist is like the philosophical sceptic. Perhaps because relativism is associated with such views, few philosophers are willing to describe themselves as relativists. Very few people are crude relativists, as Sokal acknowledges. Thus if you are a relativist, you write about ‘truth’ to signal your discovery that there is no such thing. Definition of relativism in US English: relativism nounˈrelədəˌvizəmˈrɛlədəˌvɪzəm The doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute. （认为知识、真理、道德等相对于文化、社会或历史环境而存在而并非绝对的）相对主义 Example sentencesExamples If so, how does pluralism differ from radical relativism and subjectivism? The relativist must therefore hold that relativism is both true and false. Such a position does indeed amount to a form of epistemological relativism. The three introductory readings come out of the rich anthropological literature on culture and cultural relativism. In another situation, relativism and politicalization may serve counterposed goals. I do use the viewpoint of cultural relativism; I think it's the only thing we can do under the circumstances. However, relativism is a philosophical doctrine that goes far beyond such obvious facts. However, the distinction here is between absolutism and relativism, not between absolutism and relationalism. It is not the reality of scepticism or of truth dissolving relativism, but the claim to truth of all formal argument that is affected. Cultural relativism states that there is no objective truth. There is more to be said, particularly about the threats of relativism, nihilism, and scepticism, which still lurk. That is something that you often hear about from the perspective of cultural relativism. One wonders if in the morass of cultural relativism, the only sane ground is to eschew all taboo. Wittgenstein sometimes appears to be committed to cognitive relativism as just described. Yet many people would now pay at least lip-service to the sceptical relativism of Montaigne's generation. It is this crude version of relativism about truth which I am concerned with here, not its more sophisticated philosophical cousins. Context is only deemed important when such relativism would be seen to give validity to bigotry, racism and prejudice. We cannot let cultural relativism becomes the last refuge of repression. According to cultural relativism, slavery is wrong if our society disapproves of it. The debate about relativism turns on separating truth claims and actions.
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