Description |
1 online resource (vii, 131 pages) |
Series |
New dialogues in philosophy |
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New dialogues in philosophy.
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Contents |
Day one: relativism versus absolutism: a first encounter -- Day two: reconciling relativism and absolutism -- Day three: strands of absolutism and relativism -- Day four: beyond relativism and absolutism |
Summary |
What is truth, goodness, or beauty? Can we really define these concepts without the idea of a frame of reference? In the newest addition to the New Dialogues in Philosophy series, Michael Krausz presents fictional dialogues between four former classmates who hold significantly different views about these questions. As they travel in India, a place with unfamiliar concepts and customs, these four friends debate the rightness of relativism and absolutism. Are these concepts irreconcilable? Might therebe a better view that goes beyond both of them? These lively discussions provide students with a |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Relativity.
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Absolute, The.
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Philosophy, Indic.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- General.
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Absolute, The
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Philosophy, Indic
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Relativity
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((Das)) Absolute.
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Relativität.
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Absolutismus.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2020740577 |
ISBN |
9781442209305 |
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1442209305 |
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