Kilka uwag o filozoficznym relatywizmie
A few remarks on philosophical relativism

Summary/Abstract: During the twentieth century, the term ‘relativity’ enjoyed considerable popularity, not only in the field of physics, but also in the humanities (although not necessarily drawing on the same inspirations). In the domain of philosophy, relativism is not a new concept; its precursors can be found in ancient Greece. Yet during the twentieth century, new stimuli for its development appeared. At the same time, however, relativism was subjected to severe criticism. In this paper, I discuss some of the issues relating to this philosophical current. The essay consists of two parts. The first part provides a general characterisation of the concept of relativism – with particular emphasis on the question of what might constitute its principal thesis. The second part deals with selected difficulties related to relativism.

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