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Meaning of Relativism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.
    uncountable
  2. A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought.
    countable

Equivalents

Bosanski relativizam
Català relativisme
Čeština relativismus
Deutsch Relativismus
Español relativismo
Français relativisme
Gaeilge coibhneasacht
Hrvatski relativizam
Italiano relativismo
日本語 相対主義
Қазақша релятивизм
한국어 상대주의
Bahasa Melayu relativisme
Polski relatywizm
Português relativismo
Русский релятиви́зм
Српски relativizam

Examples

“Following Gilbert Harman’s lead, my own formulation of relativism about the normative domain was based on the classic examples of thoroughgoing relativisms drawn from physics.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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