SSH 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Relativism, Moral Relativism
11 Dec 2016
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Argument from disagreement (for moral relativism: there is considerable sincere disagreement about morality, if there is considerable sincere disagreement about morality, then moral relativism is true, so moral relativism is true. A belief is justified if it is based or grounded in good reasons. Two pieces of evidence are in direct conflict when one indicates that something is true and the other indicates it is false. If one piece is stronger than the other, than the first overrides the second. Sometimes when evidence conflicts it"s best to withhold belief. Personalizing reasons - treating a reason as if it belongs to someone. Epistemic reasons are universal - everyone believes them. Epistemic reasons are objective - has nothing to do with other people. Appeal to relativism - assuming the truth is relative. We always need good reasons for our beliefs. Appeal to emotion - basing beliefs only on emotion.
