relativity
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definition
noun
moral relativity
the absence of standards of absolute and universal application.
According to general relativity , gravitational differences affect time by dilating it.
the dependence of various physical phenomena on relative motion of the observer and the observed objects, especially regarding the nature and behavior of light, space, time, and gravity.
translation of 'relativity'
noun
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These people constantly lecture the rest of us on being responsible for our actions, asserting that there's no 'relativity' when it comes to good and evil.
According to general 'relativity' , gravitational differences affect time by dilating it.
moral 'relativity'
A response based on contemporary legal norms is unavoidable though the debate on cultural 'relativity' and universality continues.
Mr Cowen said the benchmarking system has rid the public sector of 'relativity' clauses that had serious flaws allowing groups with no connections to argue for similar wage deals.
In 1922, the Russian physicist Alexander Friedmann predicted from general 'relativity' that the universe should be expanding.
The apparent 'relativity' of the moral impulse is an illusion which is created by the mind for the mind's own purposes.
This 'relativity' does affect our attitudes towards age and life.
While we recognize the 'relativity' of any system of beliefs, we do not want to give up on them all, lest we give up on the hope of changing the world.
Because there are things in the universe that exist or did exist that are very heavy, thus general 'relativity' applies, but these things are also very compact and small, so quantum mechanics applies.
moral 'relativity'
the theory of 'relativity'
General 'relativity' explains the behaviour of gravity and its effect on both matter and energy.
Having to resort to a cruel and unusual punishment adds a moral 'relativity' that is profoundly provocative.
The world is relativity and 'relativity' has limitations.
Heaped upon itself it becomes dangerously unstable, at some point reversing a fundamental theory of political 'relativity' and becoming the one thing it should never be - the story itself.
The late Herbert Stein essayed on the 'relativity' of wealth in 1996 for the Journal editorial page in an article titled ‘Am I Better Off?’
I definitely believe in a weak version of linguistic 'relativity' .
On the other hand, moral relativism asserts the 'relativity' of morality.
Penrose introduced the scope of modern physics and followed with a description of possible models of the universe based on criteria from the theory of 'relativity' , including the effect of singularities.
Thus, forms of moral relativism assert the relativity of moral values; forms of epistemological relativism assert the 'relativity' of knowledge.
Obviously, in the wake of postmodernism we are looking to build up new foundations for ourselves within the context of our newly-acquired radical consciousness of 'relativity' .
But in an age of DVDs, where the film-makers come back to talk about how they did it, so the 'relativity' of decision-making is growing all the while.
This is a nostalgia for a different system of values, and its difference from Western moral attitudes serves to highlight the 'relativity' of value systems in East and West, and Ralph's dilemma in striving to live by a hybrid of the two.
Anthropologists have begun to question their previous views on the cultural 'relativity' of emotional experience.
Ferran also raises issues about authenticity, authorship and confidentiality; Chien Chi about cultural 'relativity' .
Welker claims his real concern is moral 'relativity' .
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