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Contextualism describes a collection of views in philosophy which emphasize the context in which an action, utterance, or expression occurs, and argues that, in some important respect, the action, utterance, or expression can only be understood relative to that context. Contextualist views hold that philosophically controversial concepts, such as "meaning P", "knowing that P", "having a reason to A", and possibly even "being true" or "being right" only have meaning relative to a specified context. Some philosophers hold that context-dependence may lead to relativism; nevertheless, contextualist views are increasingly popular within philosophy.
In ethics, "contextualist" views are often closely associated with situational ethics, or with moral relativism.
In architectural theory, contextualism is a theory of design wherein modern (not be confused with modernism) building types are harmonized with urban forms usual to a traditional city.
A quick explanation of the Skeptical Trilemma, and where the Internalist, the Externalist, the Contextualist, and the Skeptic stand in relation to it.
Universalism/Contextualism Response from Professor Vincent M. Colapietro, Pennsylvania State University "Habits of speech, including syntax and vocabulary, and modes of interpretation have been formed in the face of inclusive and defining situations of context ... We are not explicitly aware of the role of context just because our every utterance is so saturated with it that it forms the significance of what we say and hear ... Now thought lives, moves, and has its being in and through symbols, and, therefore, depends for meaning upon context as do the symbols ... I should venture to assert that the most pervasive fallacy of philosophic thinking goes back to neglect of context." (John Dewey) Source: Reconstructing Dewey Today Dewey-Center Köln http://www.hf.uni-koeln.de/dewey/30...
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Universalism/Contextualism Response from Professor Larry A. Hickman, Southern Illinois University "Habits of speech, including syntax and vocabulary, and modes of interpretation have been formed in the face of inclusive and defining situations of context ... We are not explicitly aware of the role of context just because our every utterance is so saturated with it that it forms the significance of what we say and hear ... Now thought lives, moves, and has its being in and through symbols, and, therefore, depends for meaning upon context as do the symbols ... I should venture to assert that the most pervasive fallacy of philosophic thinking goes back to neglect of context." (John Dewey) Source: Reconstructing Dewey Today Dewey-Center Köln http://www.hf.uni-koeln.de/dewey/30527
Universalism/Contextualism Response from Professor Michael Eldridge, University of North Carolina at Charlotte "Habits of speech, including syntax and vocabulary, and modes of interpretation have been formed in the face of inclusive and defining situations of context ... We are not explicitly aware of the role of context just because our every utterance is so saturated with it that it forms the significance of what we say and hear ... Now thought lives, moves, and has its being in and through symbols, and, therefore, depends for meaning upon context as do the symbols ... I should venture to assert that the most pervasive fallacy of philosophic thinking goes back to neglect of context." (John Dewey) Source: Reconstructing Dewey Today Dewey-Center Köln http://www.hf.uni-koeln.de/dewey/305...
In this talk, Mark Schroeder and Jamie Dreier discuss some non-realist theories in meta-ethics. In particular, they discuss contextualism, expressivism, and relativism, and some of the issues which arise for each (like issues of moral disagreement). This is from Philosophy TV. For more information, go to www.philostv.com. According to contextualism, the meaning of moral terms (like 'good' and 'wrong') is determined by context. So the content varies across different contexts. According to expressivism, moral language is not descriptive. Moral judgments only express our evaluative attitudes and so aren't in the business of being true or false. And according to relativism, moral judgments, while capable of being true or false, are only true or false relative to particular moral standards (l...
Jonathan Jenkins Ichikawa delivers his research talk as part of our Spring 2013 Young Philosophers Lectures Series.
23.02.2016 Nancy Abigail Nuñez Hernández (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico – Unam), 'Reconsidering Epistemic Contextualism', LabOnt Seminar, University of Turin.
In this, the first episode of the Let’s Know Things podcast, we start by talking about the concept of contextualism, followed by an introduction to the format of the show. From there, we dive into a conversation about China, what it means to be a superpower in the 21st Century, what that status means and what’s required to achieve it, and why the way we talk about other nations is important. For (very) thorough show notes, visit: http://colin.io/letsknowthings/e0