Relativity and Degrees of Relationality

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 92 (2):432-459 (2014)
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Some well-known metaphysical arguments against relativism rest on the claim that relativity somehow must be accompanied by relationality. I argue otherwise, and trace the consequences for some prominent disputes between relativists and absolutists.

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