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PBA221H: Moral Relativism
pre/corequisite: PBA121H: Why Truth Matters in the Abortion Debate
Powerpoint: A defense against moral relativism
What is (moral) relativism?
Relativism: “…truth itself is relative to the standpoint of the judging subject…” 1)
:. Moral relativism holds that the truth of a statement of morality i.e., it is wrong to murder an innocent person, is relative to the person.
Example statements
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Simon Blackburn, Dictionary of Philosophy, 313.