Associations to the word «Relativism»

Wiktionary

RELATIVISM, noun. (uncountable) (philosophy) The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.
RELATIVISM, noun. (countable) (philosophy) A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought.

Dictionary definition

RELATIVISM, noun. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca