Against relativism [Book Review]

Philosophical Studies 133 (3):313-348 (2007)
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Recent years have brought relativistic accounts of knowledge, first-person belief, and future contingents to prominence. I discuss these views, distinguish non-trivial from trivial forms of relativism, and then argue against relativism in all of its substantive varieties.

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