Posted by Tucker Lieberman on November 09, 19103 at 11:36:42:

In Reply to: Re: Thirty Kinds of Moral Relativism posted by R.Rangan on November 09, 19103 at 03:32:20:

R. Rangan wrote:

: Killing is bad as it is generally understood.
: But, do we not honor soldiers who kill in the name of national interest or the judge who gives the death sentence in the name of justice or condone other such acts if done in the name of self defence,etc...?

This example falls under one of my proposed definitions: "There are no principles that are binding to everyone or in all contexts."

There are, as you observe, an infinite number of possible exceptions to rules. However, the fact of infinite exceptions can be subsumed under one definition loosely described as "there are always exceptions to rules" or, as I phrased it above, "no principle is binding in all contexts."

That's only one possible definition of moral relativism. What else do people mean when they refer to "moral relativism"?

Follow Ups:

Post a Followup