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In philosophy moral relativism is the position that moral or ethical propositions do not reflect universal moral truths (neither objective nor subjective). Instead, Moral Relativism makes claims relative to social, cultural, or historical circumstances. Moral relativists hold that no universal standard exists by which to assess an ethical proposition's truth. Relativistic positions often see moral values as applicable only within certain cultural boundaries (cultural relativism) or in the context of individual preferences (individualist ethical subjectivism). An extreme relativist position might suggest that judging the moral or ethical judgments or acts of another person or group has no meaning, though most relativists propound a more limited version of the theory. In moral relativism there are no absolute, concrete rights and wrongs. Rather, intrinsic ethical judgements exist as abstracta, differing for each perception of an ethical outlook. Some moral relativists — for example, the existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre — hold that a personal and subjective moral core lies or ought to lie at the base of individuals' moral acts. In this view public morality reflects social convention, and only personal, subjective morality expresses true authenticity. (i.e. "Following one's conscience".) Moral relativism differs from value pluralism — which acknowledges the co-existence of opposing ideas and practices, but accepts limits to differences, such as when vital human needs are violated. Moral relativism, in contrast, grants the possibility of moral judgments that do not accept such limits. As well, moral relativism should not be taken as the more extreme stance of moral nihilism, which completely denies the existence of any objective morality. Philosophy portalFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Does Ethical Relativism object to universal moral principles? Q. If ethical relativism is stated to concede that there are no absolute universal moral principles governing all the people all the time, and is relative to ones culture, does all arguements against this theory point to universally accept moral principles? Being universal doesnt make it absolute...example: it is universally accepted by all cultures that killing is wrong, yet self defence is seen as the right thing. Pojman tries to discredit ethical relativism using the principle of tolerance as exception to the theory and saying it would make Jesus immoral, yet creating a religious absolute promotes intolerance not tolerance...the only way to have tolerance is without absolutes. No, I am conceding that all current arguements against… [cont.] Asked by Wolf of the Red Moon - Sun Jan 27 04:02:15 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. is this the scenario? IF ethical relativism has no absolute universal moral principle then all arguments agains ethical relativism must contain: universally accepted moral principles the answer would not be comprehensive as there MUST be an argument AGAINST ethical relativism that does NOT contain universally accepted moral principles. all that argument would require is a denial that ethics are relative and not necessarily proof of the claim. A legitimate argument requiring proofs would be difficult to attain, however, because , if ethics are not relative, then, as you say, the proof would be that everywhere you go, any culture or society would agree with the ethical values. Cannibals would clearly not agree on one particular point,… [cont.] Answered by willmin - Sun Jan 27 04:22:37 2008 Is relativism an ethical theory in indian philosophy? Q. Is relativism an ethical theory in indian philosophy? Asked by An C - Wed Mar 11 11:06:45 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Relativism from a religious viewpoint in Indian philosophy is the understanding that there is a single Truth running through the center of all religions, as a cord runs through a string of different colored beads. Ethics as a subject in Indian philosophy is more on the side of attempting to be good to one's fellow man and help whenever possible, to be charitable and honorable. I will be very interested in seeing how this combines in the answers here. I hope it doesn't just turn into criticism of India and its tolerance of other viewpoints. Answered by Sara - Wed Mar 11 12:13:31 2009 What is Meta-ethical relativism?
Q. I know what moral relativism is, but I'm getting confused with how many relativism's there are lol Can someone give me an example? And please no copied slabs from Wikipedia! Thanks Asked by Miss D - Thu Oct 16 17:18:39 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Meta-ethical relativists, in general, believe that the descriptive properties of terms such as "good", "bad", "right", and "wrong" do not stand subject to universal truth conditions, but only to societal convention and personal preference. Given the same set of verifiable facts, some societies or individuals will have a fundamental disagreement about what one ought to do based on societal or individual norms, and one cannot adjudicate these using some independent standard of evaluation. The latter standard will always be societal or personal and not universal, unlike, for example, the scientific standards for assessing temperature or for determining mathematical truths. Answered by Brian - Thu Oct 16 17:32:30 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Ethical Relativism"
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