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Viewpoint Relativism - A New Approach to Epistemological Relativism based on the Concept of Points of View (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Viewpoint Relativism - A New Approach to Epistemological Relativism based on the Concept of Points of View (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Synthese Library, 419
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This book offers new insights into truth, knowledge, and reality.
It details a unique approach to epistemological relativism based on
the concept of points of view. In a point of view, an aspect
represents an object for a subject. By applying this concept of
points of view, the author develops a consistent and adequate form
of relativism, called viewpoint relativism, according to which
epistemic questions like "Is X true (or justified or existing)" are
viewpoint-dependent. The monograph examines central issues related
to epistemological relativism. It analyzes major arguments pro and
con from different opinions. The author presents the arguments of
well-known philosophers. These include such thinkers as Paul
Boghossian, John Dewey, Nelson Goodman, Martin Kusch, C.I. Lewis,
John MacFarlane, Hilary Putnam, W.V.O. Quine, Richard Rorty, John
Searle, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. In the process, the author
deconstructs the standard account of correspondence theory of
truth. Viewpoint relativism is a moderate relativism, which is not
subjected to standard criticism of extreme relativism. This book
argues that knowledge creation presupposes openness to different
points of view and their comparison. It also explores the broader
implications of viewpoint relativism into current debate about
truth in society. The author defends a critical relativism, which
accepts pluralism but is critical against all points of view. In
the conclusion, he explores the relevance of viewpoint relativism
to democracy by showing that the main threat of modern democratic
society is not pluralism but absolutism and fundamentalism.
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