Comments on: Universalism versus Relativism http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2006/04/09/universalism-versus-relativism/ Everyone has a right to my opinions Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:53:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Clarice http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2006/04/09/universalism-versus-relativism/#comment-824 Clarice Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:29:40 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/?p=167#comment-824 "Everything is relative, nothing can be condemned"... Isn't that a universalist position? “Everything is relative, nothing can be condemned”…

Isn’t that a universalist position?

]]> By: Simstim http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2006/04/09/universalism-versus-relativism/#comment-776 Simstim Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:28:12 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/?p=167#comment-776 The problem with ascribing political/moral consequences to relativism is that it's, well, relative. One can go down the "everyone's view is equally valid, therefore I cannot criticise" route, or alternatively, you can end up at "there's no objective backing to any one position, it all comes down to who shouts the loudest, I will therefore endeavour to shout the loudest for my own positions". The problem with ascribing political/moral consequences to relativism is that it’s, well, relative. One can go down the “everyone’s view is equally valid, therefore I cannot criticise” route, or alternatively, you can end up at “there’s no objective backing to any one position, it all comes down to who shouts the loudest, I will therefore endeavour to shout the loudest for my own positions”.

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