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relativism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rel·a·tiv·is·m /ˈrelətɪvfɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] technical  the belief in philosophy that nothing is absolutely true and that things can only be judged in comparison with one another 相对主义〔认为不存在绝对正确,只能通过比较来判断事物的一种哲学思想〕
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relativismThere are at least three strong arguments against relativism as a stance which it is important that we help pupils to understand.The problem of epistemological and cultural relativism, amongst other things, looms large here.Since then I have continued in several pieces of writing to oppose extreme relativism.Child was of course accepting a degree of relativism which was usually an anathema to philosophers.Scientific enterprise is undermined by the extreme forms of relativism.As a student of Lukács, Mannheim was influenced by his treatment of ideology, history and the problem of relativism.Three of these are of major significance: scientism, relativism and religious intolerance.Often, therefore, relativism produces, through reaction to it, precisely what it sets out to destroy: increased dogmatism.
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relativism
relativism /ˈrelətɪvfɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] technical
the belief in philosophy that nothing is absolutely true and that things can only be judged in comparison with one another


rela·tiv·ismBrE /ˈrelətɪvɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrelətɪvɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) the belief that truth is not always and generally valid, but can be judged only in relation to other things, such as your personal situation 相对主义(认为真理并非绝对的,只能根据其他事物加以判断) rela·tiv·ist BrE /ˈrelətɪvɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrelətɪvɪst/ 🔊 adjectivea relativist view相对主义观点 rela·tiv·ist BrE /ˈrelətɪvɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrelətɪvɪst/ 🔊 noun