161-009 Knowledge, Truth and Relativism

At least one first-year single-semester philosophy subject, or permission from the Head of Department or subject coordinator.

This subject examines the philosophical thesis that there is no absolute truth or knowledge: truth and knowledge are always relative to some specific intellectual tradition, or community, or individual outlook. There will be discussion of major authors who have influenced relativist thinking, such as Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend and Richard Rorty.