Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1160294 Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 2013 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
In this counter-response I argue that if this is really the relativist's strategy then she cannot provide any argument against the absolutist at all. The reason is that she simply fails to address the key question in the debate about relative/absolute justification: are there any absolutely correct epistemic standards? The epistemic relativist using the sceptic's strategy is thus trapped between the Scylla of undermining her right to maintain that there is relative justification and the Charybdis of providing no argument against absolutism at all.
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