Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 08:27:21 +0100
To: bhaskar-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU
From: ccw94-AT-aber.ac.uk (COLIN WIGHT)
Subject: Re: BHA: Non-experimental science (was "What must the ...")


Louis wrote:

I may not have RB's distinction
>between epistemic and judgemental relativism entirely correctly, especally
>as Colin sees it differently in a post today.  I see epistemic relativity
>as the denial that our concepts are fixed and universal, given to us once
>and for all. 

I don't think anything in my understanding of epistemological relativism is
at odds with this. But just to clear things up here is better formulation of
my own position.

epistemological relativism; namely, that all beliefs are socially produced,
so that knowledge is transient, and neither truth values nor criteria of
rationality exist outside of historical time.

Hope that helps.



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Colin Wight
Department of International Politics
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DA

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