کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1160269 1490325 2016 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Between relativism and pluralism: Philosophical and political relativism in Feyerabend's late work
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
بین نسبی گرایی و کثرت گرایی: نسبی گرایی فلسفی و سیاسی در اواخر کار فایرابند
کلمات کلیدی
فلسفه علم؛ نسبیت؛ کثرت گرایی؛ نسبی گرایی معرفتی؛ نسبی گرایی سیاسی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر تاریخ
چکیده انگلیسی


• Relativism is one of the most problematic terms associated with philosophical discourse.
• Feyerabend is considered among the most important twentieth century theorists subscribing to relativism.
• Emphasis is placed on how Feyerabend supported certain aspects of relativism, and at what stage he rejected others.

Relativism is one of the most problematic terms associated with philosophical discourse, with Feyerabend considered among the most important twentieth century theorists subscribing to it. This paper provides a detailed overview of relativist positions advanced in Feyerabend's mid-to-late work and investigates the associated epistemic and political applications. Emphasis is placed on how Feyerabend supported certain aspects of relativism, and at what stage he rejected others. It is noted that Feyerabend had already imposed limitations on relativism in Farewell to Reason, in which he entertained the possibility of epistemic definition within stable contexts, and advanced the notion that opportunities and equality associated with political and cultural units could only be valid within a democratic system. In Conquest of Abundance, political relativism is largely discarded, while epistemological relativism is increasingly treated as an appeal for diversity in all areas.In this re-reading of his work, it becomes clear that Feyerabend was already advocating a moderate form of epistemic and political relativism in the middle of his career, which he subsequently developed in the direction of “ontological pluralism” in his later work. This paper thus shows that Feyerabend's relativism should not be completely rejected, but rather that it continues to offer interesting food for thought.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A - Volume 57, June 2016, Pages 96–105
نویسندگان
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