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  2. Relativism - Wikipedia

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    Relativism is a family of philosophical views which deny claims to objectivity within a particular domain and assert that valuations in that domain are relative to the perspective of an observer or the context in which they are assessed. [1]

  3. Aesthetic relativism - Wikipedia

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    Aesthetic relativism might be regarded as a sub-set of an overall philosophical relativism, which denies any absolute standards of truth or morality as well as of aesthetic judgement. (A frequently-cited source for philosophical relativism in postmodern theory is a fragment by Nietzsche, entitled "On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral Sense".)

  4. Moral relativism - Wikipedia

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    Meta-ethical moral relativism holds that moral judgments contain an (implicit or explicit) indexical such that, to the extent they are truth-apt, their truth-value changes with context of use. [1] [2] Normative moral relativism holds that everyone ought to tolerate the behavior of others even when large disagreements about morality exist. [3]

  5. Contextualism - Wikipedia

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    Other philosophers [2] contend that context-dependence leads to complete relativism. [3] In ethics, "contextualist" views are often closely associated with situational ethics, or with moral relativism. [4] Contextualism in architecture is a theory of design where modern building types are harmonized with urban forms usual to a traditional city. [5]

  6. Syncretism - Wikipedia

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    While syncretism in art and culture is sometimes likened to eclecticism, in the realm of religion, it specifically denotes a more integrated merging of beliefs into a unified system, distinct from eclecticism, which implies a selective adoption of elements from different traditions without necessarily blending them into a new, cohesive belief ...

  7. Art & Architecture Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    The initial core set of terms was derived from authority lists and the literature of art and architectural history; this core set was reviewed, approved and added to by an advisory team made up scholars from all relevant disciplines, including art and architectural historians, architects, librarians, visual resource curators, archivists, museum personnel, and specialists in thesaurus construction.

  8. Which companies have the most employees on H-1B visas? - AOL

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    In helping instigate a heated debate over H-1B visas, Elon Musk is speaking both from personal experience and as a business owner.That's because his company, electric car maker Tesla, is among the ...

  9. Cultural relativism - Wikipedia

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    Cultural relativism involves specific epistemological and methodological claims. Whether or not these claims necessitate a specific ethical stance is a matter of debate. Cultural relativism became popularized after World War II in reaction to historical events such as "Nazism, and to colonialism, ethnocentrism and racism more generally." [7]