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Relativists | Relativist

Relativists meaning

plural of relativist

Using Relativists

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of relativist
  • In the example corpus, relativists often appears in combinations such as: moral relativists.

Context around Relativists

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

moral 3× truth 1×

Often after:

replace 1× caution 1× may 1× reduce 1×

Sentence patterns with Relativists

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

invite moral relativists to re 1× of truth relativists replace absolute 1× relativists caution that 1× so called relativists and so 1× the moral relativists may also 1× the moral relativists reduce the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however whereas skeptics 1× in contingency irony 1× relativists caution that 1× the moral relativists 1× these critics argue 1× ultimately critics can 1×

Common sentence endings:

morally realistic terms 1× or political imperialism 1× to be correct 1× valid relative truths 1×

Words around Relativists

Just before it in the word index:

relativistically 5 relativistic 132 relativist 16 relativism 69 relatives 2.343 relatively 6.193

Just after it in the word index:

relativity 315 relativize 2 relativized 4 relativizing 3 relator 5 relators 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Relativists

  • In this selection, "relativists" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, moral, truth, replace, caution and may stand out and add context to how "relativists" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include invite moral relativists to re and of truth relativists replace absolute. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "relativists" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with relativists

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Relativists caution that universalism could be used as a form of cultural, economic or political imperialism. (16 words)

Ultimately critics can do little more than to invite moral-relativists to re-define "morality" in practical or morally realistic terms. (21 words)

However, whereas skeptics go on to doubt all notions of truth, relativists replace absolute truth with a positive theory of many equally valid relative truths. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

In Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity he argues that the debate between so-called relativists and so-called objectivists is beside the point because they don't have enough premises in common for either side to prove anything to the other. (40 words)

These critics argue specifically that the moral relativists reduce the extent of their input in normative moral discussions to either rejecting the very having of the discussion, or else deeming both disagreeing parties to be correct. (36 words)

The moral relativists may also still try to make sense of non-universal statements like "in this country, it's wrong to do X" or even "to me, it is right to do Y". (34 words)

Example sentences (6)

However, whereas skeptics go on to doubt all notions of truth, relativists replace absolute truth with a positive theory of many equally valid relative truths.

In Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity he argues that the debate between so-called relativists and so-called objectivists is beside the point because they don't have enough premises in common for either side to prove anything to the other.

Relativists caution that universalism could be used as a form of cultural, economic or political imperialism.

The moral relativists may also still try to make sense of non-universal statements like "in this country, it's wrong to do X" or even "to me, it is right to do Y".

These critics argue specifically that the moral relativists reduce the extent of their input in normative moral discussions to either rejecting the very having of the discussion, or else deeming both disagreeing parties to be correct.

Ultimately critics can do little more than to invite moral-relativists to re-define "morality" in practical or morally realistic terms.

Common combinations with relativists

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "relativists" in a sentence?
An example: "However, whereas skeptics go on to doubt all notions of truth, relativists replace absolute truth with a positive theory of many equally valid relative truths." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "relativists" from authentic English texts.
What does "relativists" mean?
Relativists means: plural of relativist
How many example sentences with "relativists" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "relativists", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.