Titre :	When in Rome : an introduction to relativism and knowledge
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Gifford, N. L., Auteur
Editeur :	Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press
Année de publication :	©1983
Collection :	SUNY series in philosophy.
Importance :	xviii, 159 p.
Format :	23 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-87395-667-3
Note générale :	Includes index
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Knowledge, Theory of Relativity
Index. décimale :	BD 221
Note de contenu :	Chapter 1: The problem of knowledge -- Knowledge, who needs it? -- "I'm from Missouri -- show me" -- Have a seat -- Belief, everybody's got one -- The foundations of knowledge -- Chapter 2: Naive Relativism -- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: subjective knowledge -- Subjective evidence: a philosophical dilemma -- Different strokes for different folks: abuses -- The problem of evidence -- Chapter 3: Context relativism -- The importance of context: three examples -- Argument from uniqueness: the relativist's challenge -- Philosophers at work -- Subject and object -- It all depends on what you mean: abuses -- Increasing our knowledge of the world -- Chapter 4: Cultural relativism -- The argument from language -- Social scientists at work: Benedict and Marx -- The philosopher's dilemma returns: the problem of intersubjectivity -- Tools of evidence: confirmation and explanation -- Pseudo-generalization/pseudo-knowledge: abuses -- Science and knowledge -- Chapter 5: Empirical knowledge -- A modification -- Dialogue with the popular relativist -- A final defense of objectivity and universality.

When in Rome : an introduction to relativism and knowledge [texte imprimé] / Gifford, N. L., Auteur . - Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1983 . - xviii, 159 p. ; 23 cm. - (SUNY series in philosophy.) .
ISBN : 978-0-87395-667-3
Includes index
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Knowledge, Theory of Relativity
Index. décimale :	BD 221
Note de contenu :	Chapter 1: The problem of knowledge -- Knowledge, who needs it? -- "I'm from Missouri -- show me" -- Have a seat -- Belief, everybody's got one -- The foundations of knowledge -- Chapter 2: Naive Relativism -- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: subjective knowledge -- Subjective evidence: a philosophical dilemma -- Different strokes for different folks: abuses -- The problem of evidence -- Chapter 3: Context relativism -- The importance of context: three examples -- Argument from uniqueness: the relativist's challenge -- Philosophers at work -- Subject and object -- It all depends on what you mean: abuses -- Increasing our knowledge of the world -- Chapter 4: Cultural relativism -- The argument from language -- Social scientists at work: Benedict and Marx -- The philosopher's dilemma returns: the problem of intersubjectivity -- Tools of evidence: confirmation and explanation -- Pseudo-generalization/pseudo-knowledge: abuses -- Science and knowledge -- Chapter 5: Empirical knowledge -- A modification -- Dialogue with the popular relativist -- A final defense of objectivity and universality.