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ETHICAL RELATIVISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy (General)
  • Ethics and Morals
DEF

[A philosophical] doctrine that there are no absolute truths in ethics and that what is morally right or wrong varies from person to person or from society to society.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
  • Éthique et Morale
CONT

Le relativisme moral [...] est la doctrine philosophique qui consiste à considérer que les valeurs morales ne peuvent être évaluées objectivement. Cette position affirme que ce qui est considéré comme bon ou mauvais dépend des normes, des valeurs et des croyances.

Spanish

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