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Product Review Summary: Great Book This is a very accessible book and it is probably somewhat of a classic on relativism that should be read by both the relativist and the non-relativist.
Product Review Summary: Every Christian Needs This Book I was really surprised how easy this book was to understand. Relativism is so permeated in our culture that we all need to be able to recognize it and then be able to contend with it as Christians. The seven fatal flaws were priceless as were the ways of defeating it. Great job!
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Product Review Summary: Great Book on today's most critical issue This book contains excellent analysis of relativism and where its fatal flaws are and how to respond to them. It has chapters that apply principles to current issues. There is a chapter that addresses the flaws of the same sex marriage argument and a chapter on physician assisted suicide. I especially like the chapter on relativism and the law, which explains why we see so much judicial activism today that is reinterpreting the U.S. Constitution. Recent court decisions overturning the will of the people are based in a relativistic and naturalistic philosophical point-of-view. Excellent book!
Product Review Summary: Strong on examples, weak on philosophy All in all, this is a pretty good book, particularly for those with no background in formal philosophical arguments and theories or apologetics. Anyone who has done even minimal reading in philosophy and apologetics may find it a little dull. Honestly, all of the philosophical arguments are better stated and in greater needed detail in Lewis' Mere Christianity, which the authors quote often (Mere Christianity is still the most accessible text on both moral and Christian philosophy). Still, the modern examples and illustrations, while revealing the authors' own leanings, adequately serve to make the points desired.
Product Review Summary: An Easy-to-Understand Introduction to the Problems of Relativism Many think that philosophical arguments and affirmations should be left to philosophers and academics. Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Francis Beckwith and Gregory Koukl dispels that notion. Beckwith and Koukl show how philosophy (relativism in particular) influences how we think about politics, religion, law and morality.
Now in its tenth printing, Relativism is a terrific introduction to the notion of moral relativism and its impact on our lives. The authors lay out three kinds of relativism: Society Does Relativism (a description of different moralities in different societies), Society Says Relativism (a prescription of morality based on society's moral code), and I Say Relativism (each individual creates his/her own morality). The authors seek to discredit these types of relativism by showing the inherent flaws in each system.
How do you respond to objections like: You shouldn't force your morality on me! Who are you to judge? Beckwith and Koukl offer suggestions for refuting relavitism by showing how the system breaks down by relying on self-refuting statements.
Relativism will not satisfy philosophers who like to delve deeper into these discussions. But the book is brilliant as a winsome, easy-to-understand introduction to these matters for laypeople who have had philosophical discussions without knowing it.
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