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Indexical telativism versus genuine relativism 

Author: Max Koumllbel
DOI: 10.1080/0967255042000243966
Publication Frequency: 5 issues per year
Published in: journal International Journal of Philosophical Studies, Volume 12, Issue 3 2004 , pages 297 - 313
Subject: Philosophy;
Number of References: 17
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Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to characterize and compare two forms any relativist thesis can take: indexical relativism and genuine relativism. Indexical relativists claim that the implicit indexicality of certain sentences is the only source of relativity. Genuine relativists, by contrast, claim that there is relativity not just at the level of sentences, but also at propositional level. After characterizing each of the two forms and discussing their difficulties, I argue that the difference between the two is significant.
Keywords: relativism; moral relativism; indexicality; truth; Gilbert Harman; Gareth Evans
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