论马戈利斯“坚实的相对主义”作为一种后现代抉择

Margolis' “Robust Relativism” as a Postmodern Choice

马戈利斯1的"坚实的相对主义"立场是反思当代相对主义的成果之一。他声称要承担起第二序列合法化质询的责任,在坚决反对不变性的同时,也肯定了某种"假定"基础的可能。马戈利斯将该基础假定为一种"主客体共生关系"立场及其文化实体论。但恰似其他当代反思相对主义者那样,他理论中激进的相对主义倾向与试图反思并纠正相对主义之弊端的理论目标是共存的,"主客体共生关系"的弱逻辑性也进一步说明了重建某种有效性的后现代抉择之困难。

Joseph Margolis＇s ＂Robust Relativism＂ is one of the achievements made in the reflection of contemporary relativism. He claimed to shoulder the responsibility to inquire the second-order legitimacy issue. While opposing invari- ance, he affirmed the possibility of some kind of ＂assumed＂ foundation. Margolis presumed the position as a symbiosis of the ＂subjective＂ and the ＂objective＂, and his theory of cultural entity. However,just as in the case of other contemporary anti- relativists, the radical tendency of relativism and the attempt to reflect the results of relativism show a trend of co-existence. Furthermore, the weaker logic of his symbiosis also illustrates the difficulty in reconstructing some kind of effectiveness in the face of postmodern choices.