Donald Campbell on Cultural Relativism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5780481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rik Pinxten (0000-0002-2041-8573, Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0379-8402 • E-ISSN: 2295-9084 |
| Publisher | Ghent University (PUBLISHER • BE) |
| DOI | 10.21825/philosophica.82320 |
| OpenAlex | W3132551855 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
smiling his ironic-but-gentle smile.I had just graduated as a PhD in Belgium and was proud to carry my first 'real' book with me: a collection of essays on cultural and linguistic relativism.My own contribution to the volume dealt to some extent with Don's work on perceptual illusions and cultural relativism and it was because of that work that I dared to enter his vault-like office.He made time and space, and started to question me.His first concern was with cultural relativism.He smiled rather conspiringly and said: 'we seem to have some things in common'.Time and again he turned to a large cabinet from which he reappeared with yet another xerox or reprint from his own work.I left him loaded with stuff, minus a copy of my book, and glowing with good feelings and enthusiasm.Over the years we came to know each other much better and enjoyed talking about other 'mutual interests' (be it ERISS or Evolutionary Epistemology or 'religious atheism').The last time we met he came driving up to the airport to spend some
Cultural relativism · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Religious Education and Schools
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |