On September 11 2001, thousands of people died in the attacks on the United States. How could the terrorists justify these acts?
A young man kills his sister to protect his family's honour. How could this be 'right'
These are just some of the questions tackled by Neil Levy in an incisive and elegant guide to the philosophy of moral relativism - the idea that concepts of 'rightness' and 'wrongness' vary from culture to culture, and that there is no such thing as an absolute moral code. Opening with a comprehensive definition of this controversial theory, the book examines all the arguments for and against moral relativism, from its implications for ethics to the role of human biology and the difficulty of separating cultural values from innate behaviour
- ISBN10 1780744544
- ISBN13 9781780744544
- Publish Date 1 October 2014 (first published 23 September 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oneworld Publications
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 256
- Language English