Ethical relativism

Journal of Value Inquiry 13 (1):1-20 (1979)
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Two forms of ethical relativism are examined: a societal form (ser) and an individual form (ier). The thesis of ier is elaborated, What seems to be the strongest argument for it is analysed, And a number of implications of ier are made explicit. The same three things are then done for ser. The strongest argument for ser reasons from descriptive relativism to ser. It is usually recognized that such premises do not establish such a conclusion. But, In addition, It is argued, Such premises may well be false. Finally several possible sources of ethical relativism are discussed

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Existentialism.Jean-Paul Sartre - 1947 - New York,: Philosophical Library. Edited by Bernard Frechtman.

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