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Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

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Although relativism is inherently a philosophical and epistemological issue, empirical sciences are also directly (less so) and indirectly (more so) related to relativism, a relationship that has significantly increased in contemporary times. Among modern empirical sciences, experimental cognitive sciences have directly addressed the issue of cognition. Accordingly, this article aims to demonstrate that the prevailing trend in experimental cognitive sciences clearly indicates and supports relativism, despite the challenges and controversies surrounding the interpretation of many empirical findings related to relativism. Consequently, epistemologists who seek to refute relativism should also consider the strong evidence presented in favor of relativism, which has received less attention in epistemology—both in its common and philosophical senses.

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