SYNTHESIS

ABSOLUTISTS

PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE and BASES OF JUDGEMENT

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE and BASES OF JUDGEMENT

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ABSOLUTISTS

PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE and BASES OF JUDGEMENT

Absolutists receive absolute knowledge based on authority.

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PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE and BASES OF JUDGEMENT RELATIVISTS

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Relativists construct subjective knowledge based on opinion.

PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE and BASES OF JUDGEMENT

RELATIVISTS

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EVALUATIVISTS

PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE and BASES OF JUDGEMENT

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EVALUATIVISTS

PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE and BASES OF JUDGEMENT

Evaluativists construct reasoned knowledge based on evidence with the help of authority.

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ABSOLUTISTS

RELATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS INTELLECTUALY LAZY RELATIVISTS

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RELATIVISTS INTELLECTUALY LAZY

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RELATIVISTS INTELLECTUALY LAZY ILLOGICAL

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RELATIVISTS INTELLECTUALY LAZY ILLOGICAL

ALL TRUTHS ARE RELATIVE

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ABSOLUTISTS

Beliefs about Knowledge

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

Beliefs about Knowledge

CERTAIN AND SIMPLE

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

Beliefs about Knowledge

CERTAIN AND SIMPLE

RELATIVISTS

UNCERTAIN AND COMPLEX

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

Beliefs about Knowledge

CERTAIN AND SIMPLE

RELATIVISTS

UNCERTAIN AND COMPLEX

EVALUATIVISTS

UNCERTAIN AND COMPLEX

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ABSOLUTISTS

Role of Knower

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

Role of Knower

PASSIVE

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

Role of Knower

PASSIVE

RELATIVISTS

ACTIVE

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

Role of Knower

PASSIVE

RELATIVISTS

ACTIVE

EVALUATIVISTS

ACTIVE

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ABSOLUTISTS

Primary Basis of Judgement

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

Primary Basis of Judgement

AUTHORITY

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

Primary Basis of Judgement

AUTHORITY

RELATIVISTS

OPINION

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

Primary Basis of Judgement

AUTHORITY

RELATIVISTS

OPINION

EVALUATIVISTS

EVIDENCE

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ABSOLUTISTS

What the knowing comprises

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

What the knowing comprises receives ABSOLUTE TRUTHS from AUTHORITY

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

What the knowing comprises receives ABSOLUTE TRUTHS from AUTHORITY

RELATIVISTS

construct SUJECTIVE TRUTHS without AUTHORITY or EVIDENCE

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

What the knowing comprises receives ABSOLUTE TRUTHS from AUTHORITY

RELATIVISTS

construct SUJECTIVE TRUTHS without AUTHORITY or EVIDENCE construct REASONED TRUTHS from EVIDENCE facilitated by AUTHORITY

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

IDOLATRY of AUTHORITY

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

IDOLATRY of AUTHORITY

RELATIVISTS

REBELLION vs. AUTHORITY

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

IDOLATRY of AUTHORITY

RELATIVISTS

REBELLION vs. AUTHORITY

EVALUATIVISTS

CRITICAL RELIANCE to AUTHORITY

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

FULL SUBMISSION of OPINION

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

FULL SUBMISSION of OPINION

RELATIVISTS

IDOLATRY of OPINION

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

FULL SUBMISSION of OPINION

RELATIVISTS

IDOLATRY of OPINION

EVALUATIVISTS

TENTATIVE SUBMISSION of OPINION

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

FULL COMMITMENT to ONE VIEW

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

FULL COMMITMENT to ONE VIEW

RELATIVISTS

NO COMMITMENT to ANY VIEW

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

FULL COMMITMENT to ONE VIEW

RELATIVISTS

NO COMMITMENT to ANY VIEW

EVALUATIVISTS

TENTATIVE COMMITMENT to BEST AVAILABLE VIEW

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

UNCRITICAL DISREGARD for EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT

RELATIVISTS

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

UNCRITICAL DISREGARD for EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT

RELATIVISTS

UNCRITICAL DISREGARD for EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT

EVALUATIVISTS

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ABSOLUTISTS

CHARACTERISTICS

UNCRITICAL DISREGARD for EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT

RELATIVISTS

UNCRITICAL DISREGARD for EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT

EVALUATIVISTS

CRITICAL OPENNESS to EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT

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WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF RIGHT NOW?

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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING AN EVALUATIVIST/RATIONALIST?

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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING AN EVALUATIVIST/RATIONALIST? WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO BE AN EVALUATIVIST/RATIONALIS?

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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING AN EVALUATIVIST/RATIONALIST? WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO BE AN EVALUATIVIST/RATIONALIS?

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