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.v10i19.34693

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Moral Relativism. Social Sciences. Power-relations. Truth. Power.

Abstract

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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Victor Mignone Emery Trindade, Universidade de Estocolmo

Mestrando em Economia Política Global pela Universidade de Estocolmo. Possui graduação em Relações Internacionais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (2018), com ênfase em pesquisa científica e cooperação internacional. Interesse pelos seguintes temas: Economia Política; Desenvolvimento; Cooperação; Integração regional. Tem experiência em pesquisa acadêmica na área de integração regional. Estudou em 2017 por um semestre na Universidade de Masaryk, na cidade de Brno, República Tcheca, como intercambista acadêmico pela PUC-Rio. Egresso do programa de pesquisador júnior do Instituto Europeu de Pesquisa Política e Direitos Humanos na área de Direitos Humanos e Diplomacia Pública.

Andrea Costantini, Universidadede Estocolmo

Mestrando em Economia Globalpela Universidadede Estocolmo

References

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BRECHT, Arnold. “Political Theory: Beyond Relativism in Political Theory,” The American Political Science Review, Vol. 41, No. 3, p. 470-488, 1947.

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MILLS, C. Wright. The Sociological Imagination, New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

NICOLAISEN, Jeppe. “Climbing Mount Dependable: How to detect misinformation on the internet,” Proceedings of the NETs 2013 International Conference on Internet Studies, Hong Kong, China, September8-9, 2013. Accessible at: http://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/110581255/CLIMBING_MOUNT.pdf.

VAN DER PIJL, Kees. “The world view of the Atlantic ruling class as academic discipline,” International Politics, Vol. 54, Issue 3, 2017: 292-305.

WESTACOTT, Emrys. Moral Relativism. Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy. Available at: < https://iep.utm.edu/moral-re/#:~:text=Moral%20relativism%20is%20the%20view,uniquely%20privileged%20over%20all%20others>. Accesso em 10 Novembro 2020.

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2021-05-05

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Mignone Emery Trindade, V., & Costantini, A. (2021). MORAL RELATIVISM IN SOCIAL SCIENCES UNDERSTOOD FROM THE IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES OF KUHN TO ARENDT. PÓLEMOS – Revista De Estudantes De Filosofia Da Universidade De Brasília, 10(19), 258–269. https://doi.org/10.26512/pl.v10i19.34693

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Vol. 10 No. 19 (2021)

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