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"This is the first book to explore the connections and interactions between social epistemology and epistemic relativism. The essays in the volume are organized around three distinct philosophical approaches to this topic: 1) foundational questions concerning deep disagreement, the variability of epistemic norms, and the relationship between relativism and reliabilism; 2) the role of relativistic themes in feminist social epistemology; and 3) the relationship between the sociology of knowledge, philosophy of science, and social epistemology. Recent trends in social epistemology seek to rectify earlier work that conceptualized cognitive achievements primarily on the level of isolated individuals. Relativism insists that epistemic judgements or beliefs are justified or unjustified only relative to systems of standards-there is not neutral way of adjudicating between them. By bringing together these two strands of epistemology, this volume offers unique perspectives on a number of central epistemological questions. Social Epistemology and Relativism will be of interest to researchers working in epistemology, feminist philosophy, and the sociology of knowledge"--

Theory of knowledge --- Social epistemology. --- Relativity. --- Épistémologie sociale. --- Relativisme.

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Theory of knowledge --- Relativity --- 165.723 --- Relativism --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Reality --- Relationism --- Relativisme --- Relativity. --- 165.723 Relativisme

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Is reality independent of our thinking, or does it depend on our point of view? Robert Kirk provides a clear account of this debate from the Greek philosophers to Wittgenstein and Rorty. Our thoughts about the world are clearly influenced by such things as point of view, temperament, past experience and culture. However, some thinkers go much further and argue that everything that exists depends on us, arguing that 'even reality is relative'. Can we accept such a claim in the face of events such as floods and other natural disasters or events seemingly beyond our control? 'Realists' argue that reality is independent of out thinking. 'Relativists' disagree, arguing that what there is depends on our point of view. Which is right? Robert Kirk provides a crystal clear account of this debate from the Greek philosophers to Wittgenstein and Rorty. Along the way, he unpacks some of the more complicated issues surrounding ideas of objectivity, subjectivity, pragmatism and realism essential for those beginning any study of philosphy.

Metaphysics --- Theory of knowledge --- Realism --- Realisme --- Realisme (Filosofie) --- Relativism --- Relativisme --- Relativisme (Filosofie) --- Relativisme (Philosophie) --- Relativiteit --- Relativity --- Relativité --- Réalisme --- Réalisme (Philosophie) --- Realism. --- Relativity. --- Réalisme (philosophie) --- Relativisme. --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Reality --- Relationism --- Empiricism --- Philosophy --- Universals (Philosophy) --- Conceptualism --- Dualism --- Idealism --- Materialism --- Nominalism --- Positivism --- Rationalism --- Réalisme (philosophie)

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Sociology of knowledge --- Science --- Sciences --- Social aspects --- History --- Aspect social --- Histoire --- Philosophy --- Congresses. --- Social aspects. --- Science - Social aspects - Congresses --- Science - Social aspects - History - Congresses --- Science - Philosophy - Congresses --- Relativisme culturel --- Sociologie de la connaissance --- Sociologie des sciences --- Relativisme --- Philosophie --- Congrès

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In Science and Culture, Joseph Agassi addresses scientism and relativism, two false philosophies that divorce science from culture in general and from tradition in particular. According to Agassi, science is an integral part of culture, and both scientism and relativism ignore the cultural value of science. This work helps break the isolation of science from the rest of culture by promoting popular science and reasonable history of science. Agassi provides examples of the value of science to culture at large, discussions of items of the general culture and their interactions with science, and practical strategies and tools. He offers a wide variety of case studies to exemplify these. In this book Agassi puts significant topics such as autonomy, tolerance, reason, philosophy and responsibility on the agenda of democratic philosophy today.

Philosophy of science --- Philosophy and psychology of culture --- Relativism --- Relativisme --- Relativisme (Filosofie) --- Relativisme (Philosophie) --- Relativiteit --- Relativity --- Relativité --- Scientism --- Scientisme --- Sciëntisme --- Relativity. --- Science --- Scientism. --- Philosophy. --- Social aspects. --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Science and society --- Sociology of science --- Normal science --- Reality --- Relationism --- Philosophy --- Social aspects --- Methodology --- Epistemology. --- History. --- Political science. --- History, general. --- Political Science. --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Epistemology --- Theory of knowledge --- Psychology