Relativism essays

Rather that we become relativists about simultaneity, which explains that simultaneity is only relative to certain aspects of life, and not to others. Moral Relativism can be perceived as a multitude of things, Boghissian perceives it as incoherent.

Cultural relativism was born from the idea that the world lacks an ultimate standard measure of right or wrong and good or evil. Consequently, whatever people regard as right or wrong and good or evil is indeed the product of the society.

There are two important classification of ethical relativism: subjective ethical relativism and conventional which is popularly known as cultural ethical relativism. The first kind of relativism defines truth of moral principles to be relative to individuals.

Boghossian’s argument for relativism is a different perspective than what we have discussed previously in class. Boghossian’s argument stems from the three terms moral relativism, moral absolutism and moral nihilism.