05-06-2009, 12:00 AM
Here are some popular views of reality:
Universalism -- the view that facts can be discovered objectively and that they thus apply universally in all
situations, times and places.
Objectivism -- the view that cognitive, aesthetic and ethical values are independent of human thinking.
Absolutism -- the view that beauty, truth, etc, are timeless and unchanging qualities.
Monism -- the view that in any given area there can be no more than one correct opinion.
Subjectivism -- the view that any philosophical or moral question has an answer that is not falsifiable, and is
therefore subjective.
Relativism -- the view that some elements or aspects of experience or culture are relative to, i.e., dependent
on, other elements or aspects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativism
Universalism -- the view that facts can be discovered objectively and that they thus apply universally in all
situations, times and places.
Objectivism -- the view that cognitive, aesthetic and ethical values are independent of human thinking.
Absolutism -- the view that beauty, truth, etc, are timeless and unchanging qualities.
Monism -- the view that in any given area there can be no more than one correct opinion.
Subjectivism -- the view that any philosophical or moral question has an answer that is not falsifiable, and is
therefore subjective.
Relativism -- the view that some elements or aspects of experience or culture are relative to, i.e., dependent
on, other elements or aspects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativism