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Maris E. Desepeda - Positive Relativism

Moral relativism is a philosophical view that denies claims to objective moral truths and asserts that what is right and wrong depends on the individual or cultural context. The document discusses relativism as a theory where knowledge is relative to the mind and conditions of knowing. It also presents moral relativism as the position that what is right or wrong is up to each individual to decide. Additionally, it mentions there are three different types of positions in moral relativism and provides links to videos that must be watched to learn more.

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Maris E. Desepeda - Positive Relativism

Moral relativism is a philosophical view that denies claims to objective moral truths and asserts that what is right and wrong depends on the individual or cultural context. The document discusses relativism as a theory where knowledge is relative to the mind and conditions of knowing. It also presents moral relativism as the position that what is right or wrong is up to each individual to decide. Additionally, it mentions there are three different types of positions in moral relativism and provides links to videos that must be watched to learn more.

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Maris E.

Desepeda
MaEd I-B
Do right and wrong exist?
Or are they just preferences?
RELATIVISM
a: a theory that knowledge is relative to the
limited nature of the mind and the conditions of
knowing

b: a view that ethical truths depend on the


individuals and groups holding them
Relativism is a family of philosophical
views which deny claims to objectivity
within a particular domain and assert that
facts in that domain are relative to the
perspective of an observer or the context
in which they are assessed.
“What is right or wrong is up to
each individual person to decide”

is an ethical position called


“MORAL RELATIVISM”
3 Different types of Positions in Moral Relativism
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