[MD] in defence of the "relative"

[MarshaV]

Ron,
But I've already stated this by suggesting there is perceptual relativism,
epistemological relativism and ontological relativism, and others too I'm
sure.  As I mentioned to Steve, within the MoQ Dynamic Quality and static
quality arise co-dependently, and within Buddhism form and emptiness are
co-dependent.  Seems to me co-dependence implies a type of relativism.  But
thank you for point to the article.  I'm printing it now.


Marsha



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Marsha, Steve,
Stanford encyclopedia has an interesting peice on the subject.
Marsha, this may be something to mull over in your investigation
for it tries to approach the subject from opposing views.

"Relativism is not a single doctrine but a family of views whose common
theme is that some central aspect of experience, thought, evaluation, or
even reality is somehow relative to something else. For example standards of
justification, moral principles or truth are sometimes said to be relative
to language, culture, or biological makeup. Although relativistic lines of
thought often lead to very implausible conclusions, there is something
seductive about them, and they have captivated a wide range of thinkers from
a wide range of traditions." 

Full text
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relativism/


      
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