Table of Contents

Preface.- 1. Deep Engagement.- 2. The Relativist, Anti-Relativist Dance.- 3. Science, Success, and Alternatives.- 4. The Dynamic of Resonance and Loss.- 5. The Space Where Relativism and Realism Meet.- 6. Broad, Compelling, and Coherent Relativism.- Bibliography.- Index.

About the Author

Alyssa Luboff is an independent philosopher living in Portland, Oregon. She earned her B.A. in philosophy with honors from Yale Universitiy, and her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Chicago. She has taught at Grand Valley State University (Michigan), Portland State University (Oregon), and ESPOCH University (Riobamba, Ecuador). Her research brings together philosophical and anthropological reflection, drawing especially on her experiences living and working in the Ecuadorian Chocó rainforest. She believes that cross-cultural investigation is not only imperative in our rapidly shifting times, but that it may hold the key to solving our most pressing global problems.