"Those who rail against relativism are not addressing us as individuals, who are not and can never be relativists—since perhaps only God can truly be so, looking down from above on the plurality of cultures and interpretations. Relativism can only be a feature of society, since it is within society that multiple worldviews coexist and often clash. Would eliminating the vice of relativism not simply mean doing away with liberal society?"
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"Chi attacca il relativismo ce l'ha con la società liberale", La Stampa, 1 March 2006
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Gianni Vattimo
Gianteresio Vattimo (4 January 1936 – 19 September 2023) was an Italian philosopher and politician.
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