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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Ethical Values
Ethical Relativism versus Objectivism
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1
The claim that what is really right or wrong is solely determined by the standards set by each particular society is the doctrine of conventional ethical
, otherwise known as conventionalism.
2
What your text labels the
thesis (often elsewhere called cultural relativism) is the descriptive claim that moral beliefs, rules, and practices differ from society to society.
3
According to your text, the
thesis asserts that moral beliefs, rules, and practices are essentially dependent on the cultural patterns of the society in which they occur.
4
James Rachels criticizes the
argument for ethical relativism on the grounds that the mere fact of disagreement among moral beliefs doesn't logically imply there's no objective truth in morality.
5
Ethical
is the claim that moral principles are not only objective but are also exceptionless.
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