PHI 208 Discussion 1

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What are some relativistic beliefs that you have or that you find in society?  What are those ethical beliefs and how do people justify those beliefs? Using the articles from Mary Midgley and James Rachels, present a critique of those relativistic beliefs.  What reasons do you have for thinking that these beliefs are not consistent?

Rachels, J. (1999). The challenge of cultural relativism. In The elements of moral philosophy (pp. 15-29). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Retrieved from http://faculty.uca.edu/rnovy/Rachels--Cultural%20Relativism.html
Midgley, M. (1983). Heart and mind: The varieties of moral experience. London, GBR: Methuen & Co Ltd. Retrieved from the ebrary database.
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