Foundations for Moral Relativism

Bibliographic Data

ID20048026
AuthorsJ David Velleman (corresponding author)
Year2013
Publication date2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueFoundations for Moral Relativism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOpen Book Publishers (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11647/obp.0029.04
OpenAlexW2170034667
ISBN9781909254442
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited49

In Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, ‘moral black holes’. Accessibly written, Foundations for Moral Relativism presupposes no prior training in philosophy

Epistemology · Moral relativism · Relativism · Sociology · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

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