Relativism Refuted: A Critique of Contemporary Epistemological Relativism

absolute truth absolutist accept according account of rationality adequacy alternative analysis argument assessed belief Brown argues Brown's account Chapter claim cognitive Cognitive Relativism coherent commitment competing paradigms concept of relative conceptual change conceptual schemes concerning context criteria of evaluation criteria of rightness criterion critics Davidson's denies discovery discussion distinction Doppelt Doppelt's reconstruction epistemic epistemological relativism evidential system explanatory ideals fails fallibilism false framework relativism gestalt switch Goodman GR₂ Ibid incoherence incommensurability judged judgments justified Kordig Kuhn's Kuhnian Laudan logical empiricism logical empiricists Meiland meta-version neutral non-relativistically normal science notion objectivity offers paradigm debate paradigm-neutral philosophy of science Popper position possibility presuppositional framework problem-solving ability problem-solving effectiveness problems proponents propositions Protagoras Protagorean relativism question rationality of science reasons recognize rejection relative truth relatively true relativist research traditions rival paradigms Scheffler scientific knowledge scientific revolution scientists self-refutation Socrates solving Swoyer Theaetetus theory choice tion Toulmin versions