factual relativism

== English == === Etymology === factual + relativism === Noun === factual relativism (uncountable) (philosophy of science) The view that scientific facts about the world are not absolute, but are relative to historical eras and to evolving scientific theories. (philosophy, sociology) The claim that the world itself, or the facts about the world, are different for different individuals, or groups, or cultures. 2013, Henrik Rydenfelt, Constructivist Problems, Realist Solutions, in J. Kegley and K. Skowronski, eds. Persuasion and Compulsion in Democracy. Lanham: Lexington Books, p. 164: factual relativism ... attempts to argue that the world itself, or the “facts,” are different for different individuals (groups, cultures). Hence truth, too, is relative. ==== Synonyms ==== cognitive relativism