MORAL RELATIVISM IN SOCIAL SCIENCES UNDERSTOOD FROM THE IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES OF KUHN TO ARENDT
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https://doi.org/10.26512/pl.v10i19.34693Palabras clave:
Moral Relativism. Social Sciences. Power-relations. Truth. Power.Resumen
The present essay has the purpose of explaining, though the perspectives of six different thinkers and scientists, what is the philosophical idea of Moral Relativism within Social Sciences – with a special focus on International Relations –, how might it be useful in understanding its (philosophical) implications for future research, and what could be the possible alternatives. The thinkers and authors discussed are Thomas Kuhn, Hannah Arendt, Charles Wright Mills, Arnold Brecht, Kees Van Der Pijl and Jeppe Nicolaisen. Some of them don’t discuss directly about Moral Relativism, while others deal specifically with the theme. Ideas of what power and truth are also discussed. By the end of the essay it is affirmed how this philosophical idea was and is used by the elite to influence unconsciously the opinion and moral ideas for their own benefits, and to keep the status-quo.
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