Moral Relativism

One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, edited by Dale Jacquette, J. Kellenberger brings together a group of hypothetical individuals from different backgrounds with real philosophical views to discuss their ideas on morality and moral relativism. The dialogues examine arguments for and against adopting a relativistic stance on morality.

Chapter 1: Subjectivism, Some Cultural Differences, and Cultural Moral Relativism Chapter 2: A Remembered Incident, Human Rights as a "Higher Standard," and Arguments against Cultural Moral Relativism Chapter 3: More on "Higher Standards," Arguments against Subjectivism, Why Maria is not a Cultural Moral Relativist, and Manners vs Morality Chapter 4: Tolerance, Conscience, Moral Universals, Ethnocentrism, and Moral Absolutes Chapter 5: Modified Cultural Moral Relativism and Qualified Subjectivism Chapter 6: Moral Relativism vs Moral Absolutism, the Determining Type of Moral Relativism vs the Varying Type, Vishnu Sums Up, and Different Kinds of Cultural Differences Revisited