In my previous post, I set out the differences between relativist and objectivist views of ethics. I noted that objectivist views were widely disparaged in our culture in favour of relativist ones. I now want to raise what, I think, is an obvious question, why should we accept the relativism assumed in much cultural ethical […]
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Cultural Confusion and Ethical Relativism II
December 5th, 2008 13 Comments
Tags: Ethics · Frances Howard-Snyder · Philosophy of Religion · Relativism · Rodney Stark
Cultural Confusion and Ethical Relativism I
December 2nd, 2008 19 Comments
Suppose you asked me what today’s date was and I answered that the Maori Electorate seats in Parliament should be scrapped. You would quite rightly wonder what I was on. The question of what the date is is a completely different question as to whether a particular social policy is just. Oddly enough, however, when […]
Tags: Ethics · Frances Howard-Snyder · Philosophy of Religion · Relativism · Robert Adams
Cultural Confusion and Ethical Relativism – Invitation to a Thinking Matters Event
August 19th, 2008 Comments Off on Cultural Confusion and Ethical Relativism – Invitation to a Thinking Matters Event
Taken from Thinking Matters – Events & Announcements: Cultural Confusion and Ethical Relativism Dr Matthew Flannagan PhD, MSocSci, BSocSci When: Tuesday 2nd September Time: 7 – 9pm Where: Bethlehem Community Church Center – 183 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem, Tauranga Cost: Free Event Format: Live Presentation followed by Q&A and discussions Christian moral obligations are often seen […]
Tags: Events · Faith and Reason · Relativism · Thinking Matters