Aspects of Relativism
Author | : James E. Bayley |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : 0819185973 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780819185976 |
Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In this book nine philosophers and one literary critic address aspects of the relativism issue currently of philosophic interest. Contents: Relativism in Literature and Literary Criticism: The Case of Frankenstein, Paul Sherwin; The Relativity of Interpretation, Charles Evans; Relativity and Justification, Michael Levin; Reality Relativism, Michael Levin; The Relativism of Objectivity, Anthony M. Ungar; Externalism and Rationality, Robert G. Meyers; Aristotle on Protagorean Relativism, Josiah B. Gould; Feminist Epistemology and the Question of Relativism, Claudia Murphy; Relativism and Diversity, Kenneth Stern; and Formulating the Moral Relativism Issue, James E. Bayley.