PHILOS 2YY3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-6: Gilbert Harman, Ethnocentrism, Melville J. Herskovits
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A defense of ethical objectivism- louis p. pojman. Every society has different customs and things they believe to be moral and immoral there may or may not be moral principles held common in all societies- and they are few, if any: 1b. What is seen as morally right or wrong must be seen in context that depends on the goals, wants, beliefs, history, and environment of the society in question. Morals can also change over time and place e. g. slavery in the southern u. s. Morals can also change over time and place e. g. slavery in the southern u. s e. g. sexuality, divorce, and abortion in canada: 1c. Explanation for the attraction to ethical relativism: 1. Options are usually presented as absolutism and relativism: 2. The confusion of moral objectivism and objective realism: 3. Our recent sensitivity to cultural relativism and the evils of ethnocentrism: 4.