Ethical Relativism

• Ethical relativism
  

  • ​Personal ethical relativism
    

  • ​Social ethical relativism
    

• ​supporting reasons
  

  • ​Diversity of moral views
    

    • ​abortion

    • ​against

      • ​Are there really differences?
        

        • ​disagreement doesn't mean no
          

  • ​Moral uncertainty
    

    • ​blow the whistle
      

    • ​against

      • ​moral decision is hard but not impossible
        

        • ​leads to inaction
          

  • ​Situation differences
    

    • ​absolutism vs objectivism
      

    • ​against

      • ​there should be a "correct" moral practice
        

  • ​Tolerance and Open-Mindness
    

• ​Arguments

  • ​intellectual laziness
    

  • ​lack of moral courage
    

• ​Objectivism

  • ​Moral realism
    

  • ​Moral pluralism