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relativism

philosophical view rejecting universalism about truth
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relativism

Summary

relativism is a concept[1]. relativism draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #238 of 912).[2]

Key Facts

  • relativism's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • relativism is a type of theory[4].
  • relativism's Commons category is recorded as Relativism[5].
  • relativism is the opposite of universality[6].
  • relativism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Relativism[7].
  • relativism's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • relativism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
  • relativism's partially coincident with is recorded as subjectivism[10].
  • relativism's different from is recorded as theory of relativity[11].
  • relativism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].

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Definition and Type

relativism's instance of is recorded as concept[3]. relativism is a type of theory[4]. relativism is the opposite of universality[6].

Why It Matters

relativism draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #238 of 912).[2] relativism has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] relativism is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → theory
    Instance of → concept
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 23940, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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