Ethical Relativism Pros and Cons Paper

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This week we are discussing ethical relativism. What are the pros and cons of the belief that ethics ought to be relative, i.e. normative ethical/cultural relativism? In other words, it might be obvious that certain cultures do indeed have different ethical beliefs, but what do we make of the claim that this should/ought to be the case?

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Ethical Relativism

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ETHICAL RELATIVISM

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Ethical Relativism

Ethical practices differ widely across cultures. There is a range of practices that may be
condemned in some societies, but considered morally acceptable in others, as Bajrami (2019)
states. These differences mean that universal moral practices lose meaning and ethical relativism
happens. Ethical relativism implies that whether an action is right or wrong depends entirely on...

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