relativism

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relativism — 名詞

1. the idea that truth and morality are not the same for everyone everywhere, but c

1.名詞C1
釋義

相對主義

認為真理、是非無絕對標準，因文化而異

the idea that truth and morality are not the same for everyone everywhere, but change depending on the culture, person, or situation making the judgment

例句

Professor Amara's lectures on relativism challenged her students' deepest beliefs about morality.

Amara 教授的相對主義課程動搖了她學生對道德最深層的信念。

collocation: lectures on + [philosophical concept]

Dimitri argued that relativism makes it impossible to condemn harmful cultural practices.

Dimitri 認為相對主義讓人無法譴責有害的文化習俗。

verb + that-clause: argued that relativism…

常見搭配
  • cultural relativism
  • moral relativism
  • ethical relativism
  • epistemic relativism
同義詞
  • subjectivism

    focuses on individual personal experience rather than cultural or social context

  • perspectivism

    stresses that all knowledge comes from a particular viewpoint; more common in philosophy of science

  • contextualism

    a broader term used in ethics, linguistics, and epistemology, not only about truth and morality

反義詞
  • absolutism

    the belief that certain truths or moral rules are fixed and apply to all people in all situations

  • universalism

    the view that some principles or values hold true for every human being regardless of culture

用法筆記

Often contrasted with absolutism or universalism. In everyday language, 'cultural relativism' is the most frequent compound form.

常見錯誤

Relativism means every opinion is equally valid.
Relativism means there is no single fixed standard for judging truth or morality
it does not claim that all views are equally correct.' — relativism challenges the existence of absolute standards, not the possibility of making any judgment at all.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • form of relativism
  • kind of relativism
  • rise of relativism

副詞搭配

  • philosophical relativism
  • extreme relativism

常用片語

  • charges of relativism
  • accusations of relativism
  • a form of relativism

介系詞搭配

  • relativism about
  • relativism in