The Structure Of Moral Argument: How To Refute Moral Relativism: Moral Relativism
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798518553354
- Pages
- 180
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-06-10
- Author
- Isidra Girard
Description
Moral relativism is a philosophy that denies moral absolutes. In fact, the issue of moral relativism is very important, for no society of human history has ever existed without rejecting this philosophy. History knows not one example of a successful society that repudiated moral absolutes. Yet most attacks on relativism have been either pragmatic (looking at its social consequences) or exhorting (preaching rather than proving), and philosophers' arguments against it have been specialized, technical, and scholarly. In his typical unique writing style, the author lets an attractive, honest, and funny relativist interview a "Muslim fundamentalist" absolutist so as not to stack the dice personally for absolutism. In an engaging series of personal interviews, every conceivable argument the "sassy Black feminist" reporter Libby gives against absolutism is simply and clearly refuted, and none of the many arguments for moral absolutism is refuted.
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