Ethical Relativism: What Is Right In China

Based on Stace’s text I genuinely agree with the theory of ethical relativism and believe that ethical relativism does not lead to the conceptual collapse of morality within the society that’s making the decision for themselves. Generally speaking, as we know that universally every culture or religion is unique because they have their own moral standards respectively based on their tradition and religious belief. In this case, ethical relativism does respect other culture because the theory itself agree with the existence of difference among different groups. Due to the acceptance of the difference, it decreases the cause of the consequences. For instance, if it were to say like an absolutist that there is a single universal moral standard which is always same everywhere. (Pg.1, Para.3). This concept of absolutist would have absolutely lead to consequences among every group of people. Because not only every group but every individual has their own moral values nowadays. Therefore, ethical relativism is true and theoretically …show more content…
Any ideology that makes sense to the one type of group of people it would make sense to them. As Stace indicated in his writing “What is right in China is the same as what people think right in China, and what is right in France is the same as what people think right in France. So that if you want to know what is moral in any particular country or age, all you have to do is to ascertain what are the moral ideas current in that age or country.” In order for an individual who disagrees with their moral values, they would definitely have to go back in the time of age to fully understand why they think what they value is right. Another word the individual will be able to agree with the group only if he/she sees the moral values from their cultural