Two dimensions: epistemological and ethical—
Epistemological
· Absolutism—the
view that there is a universal standard of truth; what
is true or false
depends on what the facts are, not on what individuals or
societies believe
to be true.
· Relativism—the
view that there is no universal standard of truth; what is
true or false depends
on what individuals or societies believe to be true.
Ethical/Moral
· Absolutism—the
view that there is a universal standard of right and
wrong, good and
bad, etc.; what is right and wrong, good and bad, etc.
does not depend
on what individuals or societies believe to be right and
wrong, good and
bad, etc.
· Relativism—the
view that there is no universal standard of right and
wrong, good and
bad, etc.: what is right and wrong, good and bad, etc.
depends in some
way on what individuals or societies believe to be right
and wrong, good
and bad, etc.