PHIL 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Moral Relativism, Relativism
1 Apr 2019
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Give "o" for objectivism or "r" for relativism: moral facts are dependent on the minds and beliefs of individuals, r. It is possible to discover previously unknown moral facts: o. In apparent moral disagreements, each side is equally correct: r. It is possible for everyone to be mistaken about some moral issue: o, we try to perceive the moral facts but our perceptions do not create those facts, o, review of simple version of mackie"s argument. Mackie tries to provide reasons to accept moral relativism. First reason: so much disagreement about right and wrong: two questions about the argument: *even if true*, the premise provides weak support for relativism: why, disagreement *by itself* is not enough to establish relativism, many sciences have long-term, unresolved disagreements. "actual variations in moral codes are more readily explained" Argue that relativism provides the best explanation of it. Premise: relativism provides the best explanation of the moral disagreement we observe.
