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relativism

relativism Relativism is presented here as a position in theories of knowledge that questions the validity or limits of what we can know.

Relativism is presented here as a position in theories of knowledge that questions the validity or limits of what we can know. In this historical usage, it is linked with agnostic views that judge knowledge inadequate by demanding conditions it cannot meet.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Epistemology” (Epistemology).
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