All that's left is finishing up intersubjective relativism. We have less than all subjective experiences but we still have multiple subjective experiences of cultural diversity that are shared or intersubjective. We have the inductive argument that no universal or shared criteria for resolving disagreements between cultures exists based on repeated failures to resolve these disagreements in the past. One could bring up the problem of induction but I solved that by justifying the uniformity of nature via equating causation with necessitation as a rational relationship. It's still probablistic knowledge but it's better than nothing. There could be a deductive argument we can make too but this is good so far. #philosophy #relativism #anthropology
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It's claimed that the reason why we haven't found universal or shared criteria for resolving disagreements between cultures yet is because they don't exist. Maybe the same sort of argument can be made deductively. #philosophy #relativism
Relativism shouldn't exist alone but as a part of the larger project of egalitarianism. By egalitarianism I mean the political philosophy I "developed" and formalized that is radically egalitarian and libertarian. It's also necessarily and essentially communist as well. By communist I mean collective control of the means of production. #communism #socialism #anarchism #relativism #postmodernism
There's a reason why universalism and ethnocentrism are so often correlated. For example, Chomskyans claiming there is a universal grammar and denying the alleged lack of recursion of the Pirahã and the response from Brazil being to force Portuguese on them. Universalism and ethnocentrism are interconnected and essentially one in the same. #culture #multiculturalism #ethnocentrism #universalism #relativism #indigenous #communism #socialism #anarchism
Relativism greases the skids for illiberalism.
-- Bret Stephens (NYTimes JULY 20, 2017)
⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #BretStephens #Illiberalism #Relativism
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #LakePowell #SlickRock #Canyon #Utah
“Once #morality is rotted out by partisan #relativism, the floor gives way and the fall into #nihilism is swift.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Depth of MAGA’s Moral Coll...
We’ve never lived on granite foundations. What we call “objectivity” in social and moral life is scaffolding: provisional, rhetorical, maintained through care, reciprocity, and revolt.
In my new essay, I map an operating model for reasoning without granite illusions — and argue for an ethic of repair.
Read the full post:
👉 https://philosophics.blog/2025/09/24/stop-pretending-we-live-in-marble-halls/
#Philosophy #Ethics #MetaEthics #PhilosophyOfScience #Epistemology #MetaPhilosophy #SocialEpistemology #CriticalTheory #Subjectivism #Relativism
It's Crazytown Out There - The American Vision https://buff.ly/h3hFZ9l #Christianity #theism #morality #relativism #apologetics
🌟 I updated my profile image! 📸
Obligatory disclaimer: I am not a Satanist, I don't personally believe in Satan's existence except in so far as he is an #egregore created by the Christofascist Patriarchy.
I put fire over my eyes to avoid triggering everyone who needs an Eye Contact CW. Also because #Fire is the element I most heavily associate with, as a Grand Fire Trine.
The #pentagram on my forehead is right side up which means it's "good" (in a good/evil dualism common to Western magic, see the writings of Elphias Levi for details), I reject this dualism however. For me it is protective, which is good for me, bad for those who want to harm me, #relativism, etc.
I really liked the #selfie, didn't want to trigger Fedi with EC, and wanted to express my #occult nature. (Okay, I wanted to evoke the #Satanist imagery to ruffle feathers while not exactly, making me technically correct, the best kind 😜)
Beyond Subjective Truth: Restoring Objectivity in a Confused World
https://youtu.be/-f9KtuhxU7Q
#Truth #Relativism #ObjectiveReality #Freedom #Manipulation #Control #MoralDecay #Society #TruthSeeking #RadicalHonesty #Reality #FreedomVsControl #Illusion #Propaganda #SelfDeception #Power #Enlightenment #MentalClarity #Authenticity #PersonalResponsibility #DiscerningTruth #ReclaimingTruth
Part 2 of Max Scheler's work Ressentiment is so short and focused, I was able to cover it in just one core concept video. Here it is!
https://youtu.be/zjo6A1x2M7g
#Video #Scheler #Ressentiment #Ethics #Morality #Systems #Values #Preference #Christianity #Bourgeois #Relativism
You never realize how much of a Caucasian American bubble you live in when you encounter people from different cultures. I used to think my name was very generic until people from different countries asked how my name is pronounced.
The most common name in the world is Mohammad, not John, Joshua, or Jacob. America only holds 5% of the world's population, yet we have some of the worst racists insisting that white is the superior race. They go on and on about a Great Replacement, but 60% of the world is Asian and has been that way for centuries. But when have racists been known to actually have credible theories about race?
“Society Says” Relativism https://buff.ly/49TDXT1 #Relativism #philosophy #culture
Relativism greases the skids for illiberalism.
-- Bret Stephens (NYTimes JULY 20, 2017)
⬆ #Quotes #BretStephens #Illiberalism #Relativism
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Protest #MarchForOurLives #Florida
Relativism greases the skids for illiberalism.
-- Bret Stephens (NYTimes JULY 20, 2017)
Wrestling with relativism by Daniel Callcut / Aeon
Can a person be for #trans #rights without full #gender #relativism? I think so.
The evidence behind human cognitive processing being model-first is piling up so fast, it is hard to consider anything but the case that the person’s internal model for their gender is the primary deciding factor in how they experience the world.
However, there is a line where the human ends and the animal begins. And this is where the bets for cognitive processing also have to come off.
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#Truth #Relativism and its Ties to #ConspiracyTheory Beliefs: Results revealed that those believing truth to be subjective were more inclined towards conspiracy beliefs and resisting contradictory facts. This subjective truth approach paradoxically tied with dogmatism.
- Neuroscience News
https://neurosciencenews.com/truth-relativism-conspiracy-theories-23896/ ht @dangrsmind
#Philosophy question for the day: What do the #Pragmaticists do/think about #relativism?