1. Luper on Epistemic Relativism Kareem Khalifa Philosophy Department Middlebury College

2. Overview 1.Carving up the relativist landscape 2.Skepticism 3.Argument for relativism 4.Traditional objection 5.Skeptic’s prediction 6.Defending absolutism

4. 2. Skepticism & relativism 2.1. Subjectivism implies radical skepticism 2.2. The converse does not hold 2.3. Subjectivism precludes strong skepticism 2.4. Pluralism

6. 4. Traditional objections to relativism

8. 6. Absolutism defended 6.1. Clarifications

9. 6.2. The Ordinary Standard 6.3. Skeptical Challenge 6.4. Luper’s Rebuttal

10. 6.5. What About Pluralistic Relativism?