relativism
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Definitions
noun
- 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.
- A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought.
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Synonyms
relativityrelativesubjectivismconventionalismsituationalismpluralismperspectivismcontextualismnonobjectivismcontextualitypostmodernismculturalisminterpretivismparticularismconstructivismhistoricism
Associated
ethnocentrismsolipsismuniversalismnihilismabsolutismepistemologicalepistemicabsolutistscepticismboas