The book of absolutes: a critique of relativism and a defence of universals
"Current dogma holds that all cultures and moral values are conditional, nothing human is innate, and Einstein proved that the whole universe is relative. Challenging this position, William Gairdner argues that relativism is not only logically and morally self-defeating but that progress in sci...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Current dogma holds that all cultures and moral values are conditional, nothing human is innate, and Einstein proved that the whole universe is relative. Challenging this position, William Gairdner argues that relativism is not only logically and morally self-defeating but that progress in scientific and intellectual disciplines has actually strengthened the case for absolutes, universals, and constants of nature and human nature." "Gairdner refutes the popular belief in cultural relativism by showing that there are hundreds of well-established cross-cultural human universals. He then discusses the many universals found in physics - as well as Einstein's personal regret at how his work was misinterpreted in the public's eagerness to promote relativism. Gairdner also gives a lively account of the many universals of human biology, including the controversial topic of universal gender differences or "brain sex." He looks at universal concepts of both natural and international law, and ends by discussing language theory. Gairdner shows how philosophers from Nietzsche to Derrida have misused linguistic concepts to justify their relativism, even though a sustained and successful effort by serious scientists and philosophers of language has revealed myriad universals of human language, ranging from language acquisition, to word-order, to Universal Grammar."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XVI, 398 S. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780773534131 077353413X |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX INTRODUCTION XI 1 ABRIEF HISTORY OF
RELATIVISM 3 2 THE MAIN TYPESOF RELATIVISM 22 3 OBJECTIONS TO RELATIVISM
3 1 4 THE UNIVERSALS OF HUMAN LIFE AND CULTURE 44 5 THE CONSTANTS
OFNATURE 69 6 THE WAR OVER BIOLOGY: SETTING THE STAGE 105 7 HARDWIRED:
THE UNIVERSALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, SEX, AND BRAIN SEX 120 VI COUTEUTS 15 A
POSTSCRIPT, WITH A WORD ABOUT THE UNIVERSALS OF LITERATURE, MYTH, AND
SYMBOL 300 APPENDIX: SOME UNIVERSALS ANDCONSTANTS OFNATURE AND HUMAN
NATURE 309 NOTES 335 INDEX 381
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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX' INTRODUCTION XI 1 ABRIEF HISTORY OF
RELATIVISM 3 2 THE MAIN TYPESOF RELATIVISM 22 3 OBJECTIONS TO RELATIVISM
3 1 4 THE UNIVERSALS OF HUMAN LIFE AND CULTURE 44 5 THE CONSTANTS
OFNATURE 69 6 THE WAR OVER BIOLOGY: SETTING THE STAGE 105 7 HARDWIRED:
THE UNIVERSALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, SEX, AND BRAIN SEX 120 VI COUTEUTS 15 A
POSTSCRIPT, WITH A WORD ABOUT THE UNIVERSALS OF LITERATURE, MYTH, AND
SYMBOL 300 APPENDIX: SOME UNIVERSALS ANDCONSTANTS OFNATURE AND HUMAN
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