Articles related to "Relativism"

Perhaps the most controversial aspect to Christianity is its claim to exclusive Truth. It is a claim that dates back to Jesus, but is it warranted?

Philosophy of Michel de Montaigne, famous for scepticism and relativism, three essays including On Cannibals, and his motto, "What do I know?"

Business ethics is gaining a lot of relevance in 21st century businesses. It is concerned with how the company relates to the outside world.

Protagoras, claiming truth was relative to the individual, and so charged by the Athenians with impiety, was vindicated in the sentencing and death of Socrates.

When politicians face questioning involving sworn testimony, one can measure their response differently than when tthey merely answer questions in a hearing or do we?

Since the 1970s, international campaigns and conferences have addressed FGC. A variety of elimination efforts have been proposed, tested, and met with mixed results.

Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is a classic case of tension between human rights law and cultural relativism. Find out how American courts treat the issue.

Are morals relative and where would you draw the line?

The use of placebos in clinical trials is accepted medical practice. But what happens when placebos only are used in studies within developing countries?

The dialectic method of the elenchus proposed by Socrates is not merely a philosophical concept but a concrete tool for seeking truth.

The invention of the printing press has had a profound impact on Renaissance mentality, lifestyle and worldview.

How you see life depends on your worldview. Thanks to The Truth Project, Christians are returning to the truths of a biblical worldview.

Many people today question whether religious or philosophical truth is possible to know. The Founding Fathers didn't.....and thankfully so.

Chris Patten's book "East and West" is a carefully thought defence of liberal democracy, and an interesting account of his negotations with China.

The recent confessions of Governor Mark Sanford and Senator John Ensign, both considered as possible contenders for the presidency, are at odds with family values.

More than just relativism, Europe's secular trend is rooted in post-World War attitudes, prosperity, a rejection of Catholic moral teachings, and a multicultural society.

How exactly can we explain our perceptions of reality? This is one of the major questions posed by Plato.

If you're a Christian struggling with emotional or intellectual doubt concerning your faith, here are some great books for you to pick up and read.

Quentin Tarantino's best film since Pulp Fiction is packed with surprises, sly humor and swift consequential violence, and Christoph Waltz makes for a memorable menace.

Writers now wielld high tech tools capable of influencing the global mental landscape. Talent to write, like life, is an art to be used to promote truth and beauty.

As it approaches its first 500 years, there currently exists within contemporary Protestantism the need for continuing reformation.

James Madison was informed by the history and experience of his time when he wrote the Bill of Rights, but modern debate about religious liberty is little changed.

In the first article we examined the roots of these two movements, we will now look at the possible wider socio-biological effects of their practices