Moral relativism : a reader
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Moral relativism : a reader
Oxford University Press, 2001
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-332) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The volume, the only-up-to-date anthology devoted solely to the topic of moral relativism, includes nineteen contemporary selections. These selections are nontechnical and thus accessible to a wide range of readers, including college undergraduates (at all levels) from various disciplines. The selections fall under fice main headings: (I) General Issues Concerning Moral Relativism; (II) Relativism and Moral Diversity; (III) The Coherence of Moral Relativism; (IV)
Defense and Criticism of Moral Relativism; and (V) Relativism, Realism, and Rationality. Given the philosophical prominence and importance of its subject matter, Moral Relativism can serve as a required text for a wide range of undergraduate and graduate university courses on ethics and ethical theory
(including introductory courses). To enhance its pedagogical and research value, the book has a substantial general introduction (which includes summaries of each of the nineteen entries), and a topoical bibliography on moral relativism.
Table of Contents
- I. GENERAL ISSUES
- II. RELATIVISM AND MORAL DIVERSITY
- III. ON THE COHERENCE OF MORAL RELATIVISM
- IV. DEFENCE AND CRITICISM
- V. RELATIVISM, REALISM, AND RATIONALITY
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