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  2. Meta-ethical moral relativism holds that in such disagreements, nobody is objectively right or wrong. Normative moral relativism holds that because nobody is right or wrong, everyone ought to tolerate the behavior of others even when large disagreements about morality exist. [2]

  3. Meta-ethical moral relativism states that there are no objective grounds for preferring the moral values of one culture over another. Societies make their moral choices based on their unique beliefs, customs, and practices.

  4. Feb 19, 2004 · The first point is a form of metaethical relativism: It says one morality may be true for one society and a conflicting morality may be true for another society. Hence, there is no one objectively correct morality for all societies. The second point, however, is a concession to moral objectivism.

  5. Metaethics is a branch of analytic philosophy that explores the status, foundations, and scope of moral values, properties, and words. Whereas the fields of applied ethics and normative theory focus on what is moral, metaethics focuses on what morality itself is. Just as two people may disagree about the ethics of, for example, physician ...

  6. Aug 1, 1992 · Ethical relativism is the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture. That is, whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced. The same action may be morally right in one society but be morally wrong in another.

  7. Discusses three forms of moral relativismnormative moral relativism, moral judgement relativism, and metaethical relativism. After discussing objections to each view, it is shown that the objections can all be met and that all three versions of moral relativism are correct.

  8. Sep 11, 2015 · 1. What is Relativism? 1.1 The co-variance definition. 1.2 Relativism by contrast. 1.3 The hidden parameter definition. 1.4 The scope of relativism. 1.4.1 Global vs. Local Relativism. 1.4.2 Strong vs. Weak Relativism. 2. Why Relativism? 2.1 Empirical claims of diversity and their consequences. 2.2 Disagreements and intractability.

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