An argument for relativism

Think 5 (14):51-62 (2007)
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The question is philosophy' equivalent of a trashy horror movie. It sounds radical and deep. One is excited by the enormity of the insight one would gain were one to find out that indeed, everything is relative. Max Ksensible’ form of relativism supported by a straightforward argument

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Max Kölbel
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No Deep Disagreement for New Relativists.Ragnar Francén - 2010 - Philosophical Studies 151 (1):19--37.

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Language, truth and logic.Alfred Jules Ayer - 1936 - London,: V. Gollancz.
Truth Without Objectivity.Max Kölbel - 2002 - London and New York: Routledge.
Faultless Disagreement.Max Kolbel - 2004 - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 104 (1):53-73.
Making sense of relative truth.John MacFarlane - 2005 - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 105 (3):321–339.
Language, Truth and Logic.[author unknown] - 1937 - Erkenntnis 7 (1):123-125.

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