Dialogues on Relativism, Absolutism, and Beyond: Four Days in India (New Dialogues in Philosophy)
Michael Krausz's searching and bold inquiry into the question of the possibility of relativism's truth inDialogues on Relativisim, Absolutism, and Beyondis on par with Hume's inquiry into the possibility of a natural religion inDialogues on Natural Religion(1779). The rigor students will see in these conversations will provide a template for what they should seek as they come to formulate and test their own views. (Mary Wiseman)In this highly original book, Michael Krausz turns to an old and rarely used anymore philosophical genre, the dialogue, to examine the main tenets of relativism and absolutism. The formula suits him perfectly, and reveals a great writer, after the sophisticated and nuanced philosopher we already knew. Krausz elucidates complex philosophical ideas by creating plausible and memorable characters, whose excitement in pursuing these ideas becomes downright contagious. (Andreea Ritivoi)Michael Krausz has a well-deserved reputation for his careful and illuminating exploration of the various forms of relativism. In this book, he brings these forms to delightful life as the voices of four friends. In the course of their discussion they not only disagree and debate with each other, but gracefully draw from Indian and Western philosophies and cooperate in articulating the most plausible forms of relativism, absolutism, both, and neither. This book is highly and warmly recommended to everyone interested in the challenges posed by relativism. (Wong, David)A promising new series that offers noteable contemporary philosophers the opportunity to write books in a neglected format that has proven historically to be remarkably fruitful. (Cahn, Steven M.)