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_b.W446 1983
100 1 _aGifford, N. L.
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245 1 0 _aWhen in Rome :
_ban introduction to relativism and knowledge /
_cN.L. Gifford.
260 _aAlbany :
_bState University of New York Press,
_c(c)1983.
300 _axviii, 159 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aSUNY series in philosophy
504 _a2
505 0 0 _aChapter 1: The problem of knowledge --
_tKnowledge, who needs it? --
_t"I'm from Missouri--show me" --
_tHave a seat --
_tBelief, everybody's got one --
_tThe foundations of knowledge --
_tChapter 2: Naive Relativism --
_tBeauty is in the eye of the beholder: subjective knowledge --
_tSubjective evidence: a philosophical dilemma --
_tDifferent strokes for different folks: abuses --
_tThe problem of evidence --
_tChapter 3: Context relativism --
_tThe importance of context: three examples --
_tArgument from uniqueness: the relativist's challenge --
_tPhilosophers at work --
_tSubject and object --
_tIt all depends on what you mean: abuses --
_tIncreasing our knowledge of the world --
_tChapter 4: Cultural relativism --
_tThe argument from language --
_tSocial scientists at work: Benedict and Marx --
_tThe philosopher's dilemma returns: the problem of intersubjectivity --
_tTools of evidence: confirmation and explanation --
_tPseudo-generalization/pseudo-knowledge: abuses --
_tScience and knowledge --
_tChapter 5: Empirical knowledge --
_tA modification --
_tDialogue with the popular relativist --
_tA final defense of objectivity and universality.
530 _a2
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650 0 _aRelativity.
650 0 _aKnowledge, Theory of.
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_dCynthia Snell
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