[MD] Relativism, a definition

[MarshaV]

Mark,

relativism

noun Philosophy .
any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments.  

  (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/relativism). 


Marsha






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On Dec 29, 2011, at 9:06 PM, 118 <ununoctiums at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well Marsha,
> Should't you then be proposing relationalism?  It will get you out of having to measure and compare everything.  I believe that is what you are proposing, and I agree.
> 
> If what you are saying by your definitions is that man and his environment present a story, then we have no argument either.  Thanks for coming over to my side against Western relativism.
> 
> Sent laboriously from an iPhone,
> Mark
> 
> On Dec 29, 2011, at 1:43 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> And here, Mark, for more of your intellectual pleasure:
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>> relative 
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>> noun
>> 1. a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
>> 2. something having, or standing in, some relation to something else.
>> 3. something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature, size, etc. ( opposed to absolute).
>> 4. Grammar . a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb.
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>> adjective 
>> 5. considered in relation to something else; comparative: the relative merits of democracy and monarchy.
>> 6. existing or having its specific nature only by relation to something else; not absolute or independent: Happiness is relative.
>> 7. having relation or connection.
>> 8. having reference or regard; relevant; pertinent (usually followed by to ): to determine the facts relative to an accident.
>> 9. correspondent; proportionate: Value is relative to demand.
>> 
>>  (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/relative)   
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