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Reconciling Relativism and Truth

September 5, 2012April 2, 2013 discourseonhealth

Like all false dichotomies, an approach to knowledge that is either absolutist or relativist is not helpful nor enlightening in efforts to generate and apply knowledge towards the building of a just and prosperous world civilization. A few previous posts … Continue reading Reconciling Relativism and Truth

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Consultation and Objectivism / Relativism

September 3, 2012September 3, 2012 discourseonhealth

Previous posts’ discussion on the concept of consultation shed some initial light on transcending the false dichotomy between objectivisim and relativism. Some knowledge has a foundational basis, that has an existence beyond the human mind, and through consultation, we can … Continue reading Consultation and Objectivism / Relativism

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Beyond Objectivism and Relativism

September 1, 2012 discourseonhealth

The history of epistemology and society’s current views of knowledge have been and are plagued by a perennial and pervasive false dichotomy: tension between objectivism and relativism.  That is to say, people in every sphere of social life divide themselves … Continue reading Beyond Objectivism and Relativism

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