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Metaepistemology and Relativism

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  1. J. Adam Carter

    1. University of Edinburgh, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy (PIIP)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Metaepistemology and Realism

    • J. Adam Carter
    Pages 1-30

  3. Global Relativism

    • J. Adam Carter
    Pages 31-58

  4. The Pyrrhonian Argument for Epistemic Relativism

    • J. Adam Carter
    Pages 59-76

  5. Dialogic Arguments for Epistemic Relativism

    • J. Adam Carter
    Pages 77-106

  6. Incommensurability, Circularity and Epistemic Relativism

    • J. Adam Carter
    Pages 107-136

  7. Replacement Relativism: Boghossian, Kusch and Wright

    • J. Adam Carter
    Pages 137-163

  8. A Different Kind of Epistemic Relativism

    • J. Adam Carter
    Pages 164-191

  9. New Relativism: Epistemic Aftermath

    • J. Adam Carter
    Pages 192-211

  10. Metaepistemology and Relativism

    • J. Adam Carter
    Pages 212-232

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 233-298
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About this book

Is knowledge relative? Many academics across the humanities say that it is. However those who work in mainstream epistemology generally consider that it is not. Metaepistemology and Relativism questions whether the kind of anti-relativistic background that underlies typical projects in mainstream epistemology can on closer inspection be vindicated.

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“Metaepistemology and Relativism is an important contribution to the literature. It is one of the first attempts to evaluate the epistemological implications of MacFarlane’s brand of epistemic relativism. … this book seeks to understand what relativism is before condemning it. I am happy to recommend it as a model for how to work on the problem of relativism today.” (Robin McKenna, International Journal for the Study of Skepticism, Iss. (7), 2017) "Adam Carter's book is both a meticulous and erudite review of old and new controversies over epistemic relativism, and an original intervention into current debates. It should be obligatory reading for novices and specialists." – Martin Kusch, University of Vienna, Austria

"As everyone familiar with contemporary epistemology knows, the ghost of Protagoras is still with us. Adam Carter gives here what may well be the best discussion of contemporary issues about relativism. His redrawing of the landscape at the meta-epistemological level is lucid, sophisticated and forceful." – Pascal Engel, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris, France

"Relativism has been the focus of much recent debate among epistemologists and philosophers of language alike. Metaepistemology and Relativism assesses, with originality and insight, the motivating argument for traditional and new forms of epistemic relativism and demonstrates their wider philosophical significance. This welcome book on a hugely significant topic is indispensable to all those interested in contemporary debates in epistemology," – Maria Baghramian, University College Dublin, Ireland

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Edinburgh, UK

    J. Adam Carter

About the author

J. Adam Carter is a Research Fellow in philosophy, working mainly in epistemology, at the EIDYN Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh. His work has appeared in (among other places) Noûs, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Analysis, Philosophical Studies and the Australasian Journal of Philosophy.

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