04.10.2005 16:23
Is relativism a leftish position?
I mean relativism in the sense that you believe that reality, truth and the like is a matter of human conventions.
I think the answer is yes in the sense that I have the impression that there is a statistical correlation between people being relativists and having a leftish political opinion.
I don't understand though why this should be so, since I cannot see any political implications of relativism. Are there? Maybe my impression is wrong (Certainly this correlation is not scientifically established, it is merely an impression of mine.) Or is it just a second order effect, coming from the fact that relativism is widespread in social sciences and social scientists tend to be leftish?
