Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Philosophy A proponent of relativism.
- noun A physicist who specializes in the theories of relativity.
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- noun One who follows, believes or
espouses relativism .
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Examples
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It will save qualifications if we view the relativist as an ideal type that a number of thinkers approach rather closely, even when they disavow that label ˜relativist™.
Relativism Swoyer, Chris 2003
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I cannot find an explanation from you of your apparently contradictory uses of the term "relativist" - as a term of abuse and as a description of how the world is.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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At some points he merely endorses views which no-one would deny, but which do not deserve to be called relativist
Paul Feyerabend Preston, John 2009
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You used "relativist" as a term of abuse, and then you used it to describe how the world is.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Thomas I am not a "relativist", I am a pragmatist.
Go Pats! 2007
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Study any relativist long enough, and you'll either discover that the "relativist" has a bedrock beneath which he will not sink, or that he's not really a serious thinker.
Archive 2005-07-01 Richard Nokes 2005
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Study any relativist long enough, and you'll either discover that the "relativist" has a bedrock beneath which he will not sink, or that he's not really a serious thinker.
Post-lapsarian Lunch Richard Nokes 2005
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It had a little under a dozen people, from professionals in academia and surrounds (such as relativist Kip Thorne of Caltech, or Legal scholar and writer/broadcaster Jonathan Kirsch) to professionals in entertainment (such as writer/performer Julia Sweeney), and journalism (such as South African Journalist and Activist Zubeida Jaffer) and several other fields …. and a good time was had by all.
Non-Minimal Weekend cjohnson 2006
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Gosh Mighty, I feel special that I made your list under a specially made category for me “sometimes”, that sounds kind of relativist to me.
Think Progress » Sherwood ‘Calling In Chits’ With Right-Wing Leaders 2006
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It had a little under a dozen people, from professionals in academia and surrounds (such as relativist Kip Thorne of Caltech, or Legal scholar and writer/broadcaster Jonathan Kirsch) to professionals in entertainment (such as writer/performer Julia Sweeney), and journalism (such as South African Journalist and Activist Zubeida Jaffer) and several other fields …. and a good time was had by all.
One Day Soon cjohnson 2005
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