Many scholars and activists favor banning illicit businesses, especially given that such businesses constitute a large part of the global economy. But these businesses are commonly operated as if they are subject only to the ethical norms their management chooses to recognize, and as a result they sometimes harm innocent people. This can happen in part because there are no effective legal const...

discussion of the many faces of relativism occupies a highly prominent place in the epistemological literature. protagoras in ancient greece and nelson goodman in the modern period are two most notable proponent of relativism. in the present article, i discuss and explain relativistic approaches of this two important relativist. i will first briefly define and review some faces of relativism. t...

Several authors have argued that a range of phenomena calls for a relativisation of propositional truth to contexts of assessment or, more generally, perspectives. I want to defend the more orthodox view that whether a proposition is true depends only on whether the represented states of affairs obtain. I offer an alternative account of the relativity suggested by the data, factual relativism, ...

In his paper “A Consistent Relativism” (Mind, 106, pp. 33–52), Steven D. Hales proposes a “logic of relativism” (p. 33) with the help of which he wishes to “illuminate the self-refutation charge” (ibid.) against relativism, and which he hopes will “provide a framework in which relativists can consistently promote their. . . views” (pp. 33– 34). Hales purports to show that relativism is indeed s...

Online peer assessment has been advocated by numerous contemporary educators. This study interviewed forty students who had experienced an online peer assessment activity for learning. Each of these students was asked to complete a research proposal in an educational method course for peer assessment. Using the online peer assessment system, the students, who performed the roles of both authors...

Child protection professionals working in diverse societies are regularly faced with value conflicts. Recognising these, and resolving them in the best interests of children, is a task that requires child protection specialists to make complex judgements and decisions. In this paper the philosophical concepts of absolutism and relativism to child abuse are applied, and it explores how this appr...