factual relativism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The view that scientific facts about the world are not absolute, but are relative to historical eras and to evolving scientific theories.
  2. The claim that the world itself, or the facts about the world, are different for different individuals, or groups, or cultures.

Word forms

factual relativism

Etymology

factual + relativism

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