Are postmodernism and relativism unusually common at Brown?

Colleges & Universities Brown University
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<p>The “stuff Brown students say” video does seem to imply a lot of postmodernism.</p>

<p>And Brown’s culture is a lot more conducive to relativism than most other schools. This has its good sides and its bad sides. But I wonder if relativism is a significantly more popular here, as compared with other schools? Not just moral relativism, but also descriptive/normative relativism?</p>

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<p>what a load of pretentious bull </p>

<p>First, moral relativism is metaethics. You can’t characterize a population by metaethics. </p>

<p>Second, descriptive relativism and normative relativism are largely inconsistent in field and in idea. Descriptive relativism is a framework used by anthropologists. Normative relativism is a theory in epistemology and ethical philosophy. I don’t even need to discuss how much their ideas clash. </p>

<p>Third, why would you want to know and how would a metaethical/anthropological theory impact you. </p>

<p>Next time, ask a question anybody can understand. Don’t try to boast of your vaunted expansiveness of knowledge with fancy terminologies.</p>

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<p>Indeed… 10char</p>