Against Relativism

Against Relativism
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 0631198644
ISBN-13 : 9780631198642
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Book Synopsis Against Relativism by : Christopher Norris

Download or read book Against Relativism written by Christopher Norris and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1997-11-10 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a vigorous and constructive challenge to relativism by examining a wide range of anti-realist theories, and in response offering a variety of arguments amounting to a strong defence of critical realism in the natural and social sciences.


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