Research Catalog

Title

When in Rome : an introduction to relativism and knowledge / N.L. Gifford.

Author

Gifford, N. L. (Nancy L.), 1946-

Publication

Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1983.

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Details

Description

xviii, 159 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

SUNY series in philosophy

Uniform Title

SUNY series in philosophy

Subject

• Relativity
• Knowledge, Theory of
• epistemology
• Theory of knowledge

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Chapter 1: The problem of knowledge -- Knowledge, who needs it? -- "I'm from Missouri--show me" -- Have a seat -- Belief, everybody's got one -- The foundations of knowledge -- Chapter 2: Naive Relativism -- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: subjective knowledge -- Subjective evidence: a philosophical dilemma -- Different strokes for different folks: abuses -- The problem of evidence -- Chapter 3: Context relativism -- The importance of context: three examples -- Argument from uniqueness: the relativist's challenge -- Philosophers at work -- Subject and object -- It all depends on what you mean: abuses -- Increasing our knowledge of the world -- Chapter 4: Cultural relativism -- The argument from language -- Social scientists at work: Benedict and Marx -- The philosopher's dilemma returns: the problem of intersubjectivity -- Tools of evidence: confirmation and explanation -- Pseudo-generalization/pseudo-knowledge: abuses -- Science and knowledge -- Chapter 5: Empirical knowledge -- A modification -- Dialogue with the popular relativist -- A final defense of objectivity and universality.

ISBN

• 0873956672
• 9780873956673
• 0873956680
• 9780873956680

LCCN

82010374

OCLC

• ocm08589226
• 8589226
• SCSB-73519

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library