Sökning: "Relativism"
Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 38 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Relativism.
6. Value Grounded on Attitudes. Subjectivism in Value Theory
Sammanfattning : The thesis examines a specific way of understanding the subjectivist position in value theory according to which subjectivism is the view that value is grounded on attitudes. It is argued that this should be seen as a second-order claim about the nature of value although with pluralistic implications on the substantial, first-order level. LÄS MER
7. Rationality in inquiry : on the revisability of cognitive standards
Sammanfattning : The topic of this study is to what extent standards of rational inquiry can be rationally criticized and revised. It is argued that it is rational to treat all such standards as open to criticism and revision.Arguments to the effect that we are fallible with regard to all standards of rational inquiry are presented. LÄS MER
8. Rationality and Cultural Understanding
Sammanfattning : In this dissertation I criticize a common conception of rationality prevalent in analytic philosophy. Rationality is here often seen as a purely cognitive, inner phenomenon which is static and universal, detached from any moral or cultural aspects of human life. LÄS MER
9. Att beskriva rätten : En kommentar till försök att ge en generell beskrivning av rätten
Sammanfattning : This thesis suggests that it is reasonable to ask why we should try to give a general description of law. It attempts to turn our attention away from general descriptions of the law, to the approach that has made us present and use such descriptions. LÄS MER
10. Deciphering the Meaning of Revealed Law : The Sur´shian Paradigm in Shi’i Epistemology
Sammanfattning : This study analyses the major intellectual positions in the philosophical debate on Islamic law that is occuring in contemporary Iran. As the characteristic features of traditional epistemic considerations have a direct bearing on the modern development of Islamic legal thought, the contemporary positions are initially set against the established normative repertory of Islamic tradition. LÄS MER