Relativism and post-truth in contemporary society : possibilities and challenges /: possibilities and challenges. ([2018])
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- Book
- Title:
- Relativism and post-truth in contemporary society : possibilities and challenges /: possibilities and challenges. ([2018])
- Main Title:
- Relativism and post-truth in contemporary society : possibilities and challenges
- Further Information:
- Note: Mikael Stenmark, Steve Fuller, Ulf Zackariasson, editors.
- Editors:
- Stenmark, Mikael
Fuller, Steve
Zackariasson, Ulf - Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Engaging Relativism and Post-Truth; Relativity, Relativization and Post-Truth; A (Very) Brief History of Relativization; Typologies of Relativism; Navigating a Post-Truth Condition: Overview of the Chapters; References; Part I: The Promise of Relativism; Chapter 2: Relativism Versus Absolutism: The Sense of Relativism That Leibniz and Hegel Grasped but Plato Didn't; Introduction: What Is the Opposite of Relativism-Universalism or Absolutism?; Why Plato Was No Absolutist; Saint Augustine Turns Plato to Absolutism Conclusion: The Ethics of Absolutism-Living Forever as a Means Without Ends?References; Chapter 3: Postmodern Relativism as Enlightened Pluralism; Introduction; Postmodern Pluralism as Critique; Postmodern Relativism in Moral Terms; Pluralism in Practice; References; Part II: Post-Truth as Social Condition and Truth-Game; Chapter 4: Post-Truth, Social Media, and the "Real" as Phantasm; References; Chapter 5: A Theory of Evolution of Religious Knowledge in a Post-Revolutionary Iran: And a New Frontier for Sociology of Knowledge; Introduction; The Historical Background Historicity of Religious Knowledge: Problematic yet UnavoidableA Crypto-Secular Theory or a Post-Truth Game?; Conclusion: Post-Truth as a Sociological Concept; References; Part III: Relativism and the Academy; Chapter 6: On Extrapolation in Trans-Cultural Dialogues: The Example of the Use of Einstein's Theories of Relativity in theIntro; Preface; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Engaging Relativism and Post-Truth; Relativity, Relativization and Post-Truth; A (Very) Brief History of Relativization; Typologies of Relativism; Navigating a Post-Truth Condition: Overview of the Chapters; References; Part I: The Promise of Relativism; Chapter 2: Relativism Versus Absolutism: The Sense of Relativism That Leibniz and Hegel Grasped but Plato Didn't; Introduction: What Is the Opposite of Relativism-Universalism or Absolutism?; Why Plato Was No Absolutist; Saint Augustine Turns Plato to Absolutism Conclusion: The Ethics of Absolutism-Living Forever as a Means Without Ends?References; Chapter 3: Postmodern Relativism as Enlightened Pluralism; Introduction; Postmodern Pluralism as Critique; Postmodern Relativism in Moral Terms; Pluralism in Practice; References; Part II: Post-Truth as Social Condition and Truth-Game; Chapter 4: Post-Truth, Social Media, and the "Real" as Phantasm; References; Chapter 5: A Theory of Evolution of Religious Knowledge in a Post-Revolutionary Iran: And a New Frontier for Sociology of Knowledge; Introduction; The Historical Background Historicity of Religious Knowledge: Problematic yet UnavoidableA Crypto-Secular Theory or a Post-Truth Game?; Conclusion: Post-Truth as a Sociological Concept; References; Part III: Relativism and the Academy; Chapter 6: On Extrapolation in Trans-Cultural Dialogues: The Example of the Use of Einstein's Theories of Relativity in the Discourse of Relativism; Criticism of Relativity and Relativism; Derrida's "Einsteinian Constant"; An Example of "Forced Relativism"; References; Chapter 7: Mental Health Diagnosis: Is It Relative or Universal in Relation to Culture? Operating Definitions, Terms, and Conceptual Starting Points for Understanding the Universal-Relative DebateUnderstanding the Positioning of Culture in the DSM Process; Understanding the Positioning of Culture in the DSM-IV; Introduction to the Manual; Cultural Considerations for Specific Disorders; Cultural Annotations for the Multiaxial Schema; Cultural Formulation Outline; Glossary of Culture-Bound Syndromes (CBS) and Idioms of Distress; Understanding the Positioning of Culture in the DSM-5; The Cultural Formulation Interview; References; Chapter 8: Critique of Human Rights Universalism Three Forms of Universalism and RelativismWhat Is Problematic About Human Rights Universalism?; Human Rights as Legal, Moral, and Political Conventions: The Fourth Form of Relativism; Toward Critical Universalism; References; Part IV: The Threat of Relativism; Chapter 9: Scientism and Utopia: New Atheism as a Fundamentalist Reaction to Relativism; Secular Fundamentalism; The Ideology of Scientific Atheism; New Atheism and the Science Wars; Islam and Civilization; The Project of Utopia; References; Chapter 10: The Barbarian in Rome and the Cultural Relativism Debate … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Copyright Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 149
Philosophy
Relativity
Truthfulness and falsehood
Social sciences_xPhilosophy
Postmodernism
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General
PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Deconstruction
Philosophy -- Movements -- General
Social & political philosophy
Western philosophy, from c 1900
Philosophy -- Social
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- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319965598
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- 331996559X
9783319965581 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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