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Relativism versus Objectivism
Title: Relativism versus Objectivism
Category: Social Sciences / Philosophy
Details: Words: 1174 | Pages: 5.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Relativism versus Objectivism
The moral debate of relativism versus objectivism is one that confronts a moral question that philosophers have been debating for many years. The ultimate question brought about in the debate is whether morality is based solely on individual choice and cultural approval, or are there universally valid moral principles. With this essay I will present the arguments for each view and I will also argue for the position I favor: moral objectivism.
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…showed last 75 words of 1174 total…human nature. Then those principles are interpreted by a culture and society, which then decides how it implements them into its existence. An objectivist society should still be leaving room in its moral philosophy for tolerance of other cultures and their practices, but not to the degree that conventionalism or subjectivism allows. Principles of morality that effect an entire culture or society should be based on a majority decision, not the beliefs of a few.
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