Description
Relativism can be found in all philosophical traditions and subfields of philosophy. It is also a central idea in the social sciences, the humanities, religion and politics. This is the first volume to map relativistic motifs in all areas of philosophy, synchronically and diachronically. It thereby provides essential intellectual tools for thinking about contemporary issues like cultural diversity, the plurality of the sciences, or the scope of moral values.
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Relativism is an outstanding major reference source on this fundamental topic. The 57 chapters by a team of international contributors are divided into nine parts:
- Relativism in non-Western philosophical traditions
- Relativism in Western philosophical traditions
- Relativism in ethics
- Relativism in political and legal philosophy
- Relativism in epistemology
- Relativism in metaphysics
- Relativism in philosophy of science
- Relativism in philosophy of language and mind
- Relativism in other areas of philosophy.
Essential reading for students and researchers in all branches of philosophy, this handbook will also be of interest to those in related subjects such as politics, religion, sociology, cultural studies and literature.
Table of Contents
Introduction: A Primer on Relativism Martin Kusch Part 1: Relativism in Non-Western Philosophical Traditions 1. Relativism in the Indian Tradition: Examining the Viewpoints (D盪帋ｹ｣盪ｭis) Sthaneshwar Timalsina 2. Relativism in the Islamic Traditions Nader El-Bizri 3. African Philosophy Anke Graness Part 2: Relativism in Western Philosophical Traditions 4. Relativism in Ancient Greek Philosophy Tamer Nawar 5. Medieval Philosophy John Marenbon 6. Relativism in Early Modern Philosophy Martin Lenz 7. Relativism in German Idealism, Historicism and Neo-Kantianism Katherina Kinzel 8. Nietzsche and Relativism Jessica N. Berry 9. Marx and Marxism Lawrence Dallman and Brian Leiter 10. The Many Faces of Anti-Relativism in Phenomenology Sonja Rinofner-Kreidl 11. History, Dialogue, and Feeling: Perspectives on Hermeneutic Relativism Kristin Gjesdal 12. Relativism in the Context of National Socialism Johannes Steizinger 13. Relativism and Pragmatism Anna Boncampagni 14. Relativism and Poststructuralism Gerald Posselt and Sergej Seitz Part 3: Relativism in Ethics 15. Moral Ambivalence David B. Wong 16. Moral Relativism and Moral Disagreement Alexandra Plakias 17. Moral Relativism Peter Seipel 18. Relativism and Moralism John Christian Laursen and Victor Morales 19. Incommensurability, Cultural Relativism, and the Fundamental Presuppositions of Morality Mark R. Reiff 20. Evolutionary Debunking and Moral Relativism Daniel Z. Korman and Dustin Locke 21. Motivating Reasons Christoph Hanisch Part 4: Relativism in Political and Legal Philosophy 22. Relativism and Liberalism Matthew J. Moore 23. Relativism and Radical Conservatism Timo Pankakoski and Jussi Backman 24. Communitarianism Henry Tam 25. Multiculturalism George Crowder and Geoffrey Brahm Levey 26. Critical Theory and the Challenge of Relativism Espen Hammer 27. Relativism in Feminist Political Theory Charlotte Knowles 28. Relativism and Race Esa Díaz-León 29. Relativism in the Philosophy of Law Torben Spaack Part 5: Epistemic Relativism 30. Self-Refutation Stephen Hales 31. Epistemic Relativism and Epistemic Internalism Duncan Pritchard 32. Relativism and Externalism Adam J. Carter and Robin McKenna 33. Epistemic Relativism and Pragmatic Encroachment Brian Kim 34. Relativism and Hinge Epistemology Annalisa Coliva 35. Relativising Epistemic Advantage Natalie Ashton Part 6: Relativism in Metaphysics 36. Ontological Relativity David J. Stump 37. Quantifier Variance Eli Hirsch and Jared Warren 38. Metaphysical Anti-Realism Vera Flocke 39. Ontological Relativism and the Status of Ontological Disputes Delia Belleri Part 7: Relativism in the Philosophy of Science 40. The Relativistic Legacy of Kuhn and Feyerabend Howard Sankey 41. Relativism and Antinomianism David Bloor 42. Relativism, Perspectivism and Pluralism Hasok Chang 43. Relativism and Scientific Realism and Relativism Stathis Psillos and Jamie Shaw 44. Philosophy of the Social Sciences Stephen Turner 45. Relativism in the Philosophy of Anthropology Inkeri Koskinen 46. Relativism in Logic and Mathematics Florian Steinberger 47. Logic and the Psychology of Reasoning Caterina Dutilh Novaes Part 8: Relativism and the Philosophy of Language and Mind 48. Conceptual Schemes Drew Khlentzos 49. Semantics and Metaphysics of Truth Manuel García-Carpintero 50. Assessment Relativism Filippo Ferrari 51. Faultless Disagreement Dan Zeman 52. Relativism and Perspectival Content Max Kölbel 53. The Case against Semantic Relativism Teresa Marques 54. De se Relativism Andy Egan and Dirk Kindermann 55. Relativism and Expressivism Bob Beddor Part 9: Relativism in other Areas of Philosophy 56. Relativism in the Philosophy of Religion Paul O窶僭rady 57. Relativism and Experimental Philosophy Stephen Stich, David Rose, Edouard Machery. Index
