• In social thought, Karl Mannheim pioneered the idea of Relationism, in the development of his theories on the Sociology of Knowledge
  Sociology of knowledge
  The Sociology of knowledge is the study of the relationship between human thought and the social context within which it arises, and of the effects prevailing ideas have on societies...
  
  . More particular applications of the term have arisen since his time
• In physics, someone who has constructed a relational theory, or promotes relational theorising, is called a relationist
  Relational theory
  In physics and philosophy, a relational theory is a framework to understand reality or a physical system in such a way that the positions and other properties of objects are only meaningful relative to other objects...
  
  
  • See also philosophy of space and time
    Philosophy of space and time
    Philosophy of space and time is the branch of philosophy concerned with the issues surrounding the ontology, epistemology, and character of space and time. While such ideas have been central to philosophy from its inception, the philosophy of space and time was both an inspiration for and a...
    
    

See also

• Relation (disambiguation)
• Relativism
  Relativism
  Relativism is the concept that points of view have no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration....
  
  
• Relativity (disambiguation)
  Relativity (disambiguation)
  -Physics:* Special relativity, a theory of physics formulated by Albert Einstein, Henri Poincaré, and Hendrik Lorentz* General relativity, Einstein's theory of gravitation...