Relativism

What is relativism?Even philosophers like Rorty and Putnam who are regarded as archetypal relativists deny that they are such and indeed launch strong attacks on what they see as relativism. What is a relativist posistion? The text discusses the positions grouped under the label of relavitism and deals with the 5 main kinds, showing what makes a position relativist in comparison to sceptical and pluralist positions. The text covers authors such as Quine, Russell, Searle, Putnam and Friege.