04-19-2004, 04:16 PM
Quote:</em></strong><hr>The following is not 100% jocular if only becuase I do not have so clear an opinion as to be PROUD. I have doubts. Maybe this is where my pride should rised.<hr><br>
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I am overawed by your humility.<br>
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Quote:</em></strong><hr>Glad to see you are proud. It is so strong an human emotion. Is your pride relative or do you claim there is something special about your world view? Should the non-relativist be ashamed of his views or is he entitled to be proud just as you are?<hr><br>
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Well, for something that was meant as a humorous, playful remark – and I admit, a bit of a challenge – it seems to have ruffled your feathers. Not to be outdone in humility, I throw myself to the earth, cover my clothes with dust and ashes and beg for mercy.<br>
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Quote:</em></strong><hr>I am joking but I do think that relativism can be pushed too and lose sense of proportions.<hr><br>
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Any concrete examples? There’s a difference between relativism as an attitude towards one’s object of study in historical and social sciences, and the use and abuse of analogies in modern politics. A “relativistâ€ÂÂ
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I am overawed by your humility.<br>
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Quote:</em></strong><hr>Glad to see you are proud. It is so strong an human emotion. Is your pride relative or do you claim there is something special about your world view? Should the non-relativist be ashamed of his views or is he entitled to be proud just as you are?<hr><br>
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Well, for something that was meant as a humorous, playful remark – and I admit, a bit of a challenge – it seems to have ruffled your feathers. Not to be outdone in humility, I throw myself to the earth, cover my clothes with dust and ashes and beg for mercy.<br>
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Quote:</em></strong><hr>I am joking but I do think that relativism can be pushed too and lose sense of proportions.<hr><br>
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Any concrete examples? There’s a difference between relativism as an attitude towards one’s object of study in historical and social sciences, and the use and abuse of analogies in modern politics. A “relativistâ€ÂÂ
Andreas Baede