The Pros And Cons Of Ethical Relativism

Ethical relativism says you cannot judge moral values as they are specific to a particular context, There is no absolute truth and can vary as it is relative to the context. It says that there is no one set of ethical values that can said to apply to all people in all contexts. Things that may be considered ethical for example in one culture or historical period are not necessarily considered to be ethical in other cultures or historical periods. In brief some of the strengths of ethical relativism are; tolerance and understanding, moral diversity, no single universally accepted ethical position, everything is relative and no right to make judgement on other peoples ethical viewpoints.

There are indeed some limitations or criticisms of ethical