Learn English – What’s a word for a “cultural truth”

single-word-requests

Some people say truth is not absolute but cultural and dependent on context. I think this is wrong. "Truth" should mean that which is the case. On the other hand I'd like to know a term for a proposition that, if agreed upon and treated as true, has value within a certain group or context although not in the absolute.

Best Answer

Are you talking about (cultural) relativism?

A theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.

(AHD)

A proposition that is culturally relative can be referred to as a "cultural truth" (as in the title of your question), or a "cultural truth claim".

Related Topic