This is the third of a series of posts on moral relativism. These talks are based on some talks I have given on the subject in the last few months. In the first post, I looked at what the basic issues are. The second post examines some of the reasons people offer for accepting relativism. This […]
Entries from June 25th, 2018
The Challenge of Moral Relativism: Three Problems with Relativism
June 25th, 2018 Comments Off on The Challenge of Moral Relativism: Three Problems with Relativism
Tags: Ethics · Moral Relativism
The Challenge of Moral Relativism: Arguments for Relativism
June 22nd, 2018 Comments Off on The Challenge of Moral Relativism: Arguments for Relativism
This post is based on a series of talks I have given on moral relativism. In my last post, I looked at what relativism and objectivism are. Here I examine some common reasons people accept or defend relativism I will offer critical commentary on these arguments. When examining any position in philosophy it is important […]
Tags: Ethical Theory · Moral Relativism · Tolerance
The challenge of Moral Relativism: Relativism vs Objectivism: understanding the issues:
June 20th, 2018 11 Comments
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This post is the first of a series of posts which reproduce a talk on Moral Relativism I gave at both the Auckland and Tauranga Confident Christianity Conference’s and was given earlier in the year as part at a series of talks on apologetics at Orewa Community Church. In moral debates about you will hear […]
Tags: Allan Bloom · Ethical Theory · Francis Howard-Sydner · Moral Relativism
A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
