PHL 292 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ethical Subjectivism, Cultural Relativism, Relativism

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no here makes one some flavor of relativist or subjectivist. Ethical relativism: the correct moral standards are relative to some society/culture/religion. Ethical subjectivism: (individual relativism) the correct moral standards that a person should follow are those endorsed by the individual. If this is so, then it will entail that moral truths are relative. The general claim is dubious. (e. g. 2+2=4, dogs are mammals, the vikings won the 2016 super bowl) Then it is false according to some people! Therefore, every opinion is equally true ( or likely to be true). Therefore, all moral opinions are equally true (or likely to be true). Some opinions are uniformed, biased, poorly supported, self-serving, etc. There is no reason to think that simply because someone is allowed to hold an opinion that it is true or likely to be true. Therefore, which moral code one should follow depends on the culture in which one finds oneself. i.

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