Amy,
Irvine states in his writings that in the case of absolutes something is either right or wrong. Irvine to me contradicted himself when he described the third possibility. If murder is wrong then why do laws allowing us to stand our ground and commit murder exist? After all under an absolutist view murder is just plain wrong. For us to give way to such an exception is really what Ethical relativism is about. We deem that as a society that such an action is acceptable based on our social beliefs. Absolutism is the belief that certain moral actions are right or wrong not matter the situation.
Irvine states in his writings that in the case of absolutes something is either right or wrong. Irvine to me contradicted himself when he described the third possibility. If murder is wrong then why do laws allowing us to stand our ground and commit murder exist? After all under an absolutist view murder is just plain wrong. For us to give way to such an exception is really what Ethical relativism is about. We deem that as a society that such an action is acceptable based on our social beliefs. Absolutism is the belief that certain moral actions are right or wrong not matter the situation.