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relativism - 3 dictionary results

rel⋅a⋅tiv⋅ism

[rel-uh-tuh-viz-uhm]
–noun Philosophy.
any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments.

Origin:
1860–65; relative + -ism
rel·a·tiv·ism   (rěl'ə-tĭ-vĭz'əm)   
n.   Philosophy
A theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.

relativism

The doctrine that no ideas or beliefs are universally true but that all are, instead, “relative” — that is, their validity depends on the circumstances in which they are applied.

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