Humanities

Ethical Relativism

The philosophical view that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed)

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The philosophical view that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed)

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  • Relativism, Ethical

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2002

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  • Ethics (1979-2001)

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  1. K01w.752w.566w.479w.116w
  2. N05.350w.247w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ethical Relativism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028781. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028781
  2. Ethical Relativism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_relativism
  3. Ethical Relativism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1778848