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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Knowledge
Epistemological Relativism

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1

In epistemology, which is sometimes also called absolutism, is the claim that there is one set of universal truths or facts about the world and that these truths are independent of us.
2

The claim that beliefs are relative to each person's individual perspective is known as .
3

Hegel was a believer in relativism.
4

Nietzsche's theory of radical states that there cannot be any uninterpreted "facts" or "truths" because everything we encounter is seen from one perspective or another.
5

Carlos Castaneda is discussed in your text as a supporter of relativism.








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