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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Knowledge
Epistemological Relativism
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1
In epistemology,
which is sometimes also called absolutism, is the claim that there is one set of universal truths or facts about the world and that these truths are independent of us.
2
The claim that beliefs are relative to each person's individual perspective is known as
.
3
Hegel was a believer in
relativism.
4
Nietzsche's theory of radical
states that there cannot be any uninterpreted "facts" or "truths" because everything we encounter is seen from one perspective or another.
5
Carlos Castaneda is discussed in your text as a supporter of
relativism.
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