
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Relativism
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Book 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 (Dṛṣṭis) 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 Boncompagni
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’Grady
57. Relativism and Experimental Philosophy Stephen Stich, David Rose, Edouard Machery.
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Biography
Martin Kusch is professor of philosophy at the University of Vienna, Austria. He was the principal investigator of an ERC Advanced Grant project "The Emergence of Relativism" (2014-2019), and he is co-editor of The Emergence of Relativism, also published by Routledge (2019).