J. Kellenberger

Moral Relativism

A Dialogue

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 303g
• ISBN-13: 9780742547742
• ISBN-10: 0742547744
• Artikelnr.: 25408682

Autorenporträt

J. Kellenberger is professor of philosophy at California State University, Northridge.

Inhaltsangabe

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