Moral relativism

In philosophy, Moral relativism is the position that moral or ethical propositions do not reflect absolute or universal truths but instead are relative to social, cultural, historical or personal references, and that there is no single standard by which to assess an ethical proposition's truth. Relativistic positions often see moral values as applicable only within certain cultural boundaries or the context of individual preferences. An extreme relativist position might suggest that it is meaningless for the moral or ethical judgments or acts of one person or group to be judged by another, though most relativists propound a more limited version of the theory.

See also

• Analytical philosophy
• Anthropology
• Business ethics
• Deontology
• Emotivism
• Ethics
• Kohlberg's stages of moral development
• Logic
• Metaethics
• Moral codes
• Moral purchasing
• Morality
• Objectivism
• Philosophy
• Situational ethics
• Subjectivism