This book aims to clarify the debate between moral relativists and moral absolutists by showing what is right and what is wrong about each of these positions, by revealing how the phenomenon of moral diversity is connected with moral relativism, and by arguing for the importance of relationships between persons as key to reaching a satisfactory understanding of the issues involved in the debate.
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"This book is a development of Kellenberger s distinctive approach to morality that he has worked out in Relationship Morality. The two books are independent, but each deepens and complements the other. . . . One of the most interesting features of the book is Kellenberger s attempt to show how standard notions such as rights, obligations, and virtues are recast and defended from the point of view of relationship morality. This is needed because, if he is right, the existing moral absolutist accounts are unsatisfactory and the challenge issued by moral relativism is unmet. . . . Kellenberger goes far afield to consider the practices of religions, cultures, and ethnic groups that differ historically, socially, morally, and politically. This greatly strengthens his argument and makes what he has to say alive with palpable significance for anyone who is willing to think hard about moral matters. . . . The audience for the work extends far beyond moral philosophers. It will interest political theorists, anthropologists, theologians, and sociologists. It ranges across moral thought, religious reflection, feminism, and ethnography. And because it is written plainly and is rich with illustrations, it could be suitable as a text in advanced undergraduate and graduate classes. It is also accessible to a general audience, provided it is literate and is willing to think hard about moral issues." --John Kekes, SUNY-Albany
"Kellenberger s book is thoughtful, evocative, well researched, and informative. He has managed to pull together a notable range of examples to illustrate his thesis that a proper understanding of person-person relationships can untangle differences between relativists and anti-relativists. . . . Examples include abortion, marital fidelity, the distribution of justice, famine relief, genital mutilation all sensitive to such non-Western cultures as tribal Africa, Buddhism, and Hinduism. . . . This book should find its place in many courses in ethics, philosophy of social science, cultural theory, and other courses concerned with multicultural themes." --Michael Krausz, Bryn Mawr College
"Kellenberger s book is thoughtful, evocative, well researched, and informative. He has managed to pull together a notable range of examples to illustrate his thesis that a proper understanding of person-person relationships can untangle differences between relativists and anti-relativists. . . . Examples include abortion, marital fidelity, the distribution of justice, famine relief, genital mutilation all sensitive to such non-Western cultures as tribal Africa, Buddhism, and Hinduism. . . . This book should find its place in many courses in ethics, philosophy of social science, cultural theory, and other courses concerned with multicultural themes." --Michael Krausz, Bryn Mawr College
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Moral Relativism, Moral Diversity, and Relationships_ brings into relief what is right and what is wrong in moral relativism and in moral absolutism, relates moral relativism to moral diversity, and gives an account of moral relativism and moral diversity (and shows how to understand both in terms of relationships between persons).
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allowing aged parents, passional basis, more abstract moral value, universally accepted moral values, single true morality, moral diversity, one true morality, moral pluralists, chicken pulling, moral monism, recurring values, primary moral values, transcultural values, thick morality, different moral perspectives, ultimate disagreement, more abstract value, inner judgments, moral pluralism, fuller levels, natural law view, moral relativism, cognitive relativism, shared moral values, agreement view Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Principle of Ascent, The Morality of Pluralism, United States, Billy Budd, John Kekes, Cambridge University Press, Notre Dame, Universal Declaration, African Americans, Gilbert Harman, Los Angeles, John Ladd, Joseph Runzo, Relationship Morality, Richard Brandt, Clyde Kluckhohn, John Hick, John Stuart Mill, Ralph Linton, South America, Theory of International Bioethics, Baird Callicott, Bhikkhu Chao Chu, Bimal Krishna Matilal New!
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- The Morality of Pluralism by John Kekes on 16 pages
- Ethical Relativism by John Ladd on 10 pages
- Relativism: Interpretation and Confrontation by Michael Krausz on 7 pages
- World Views and Perceiving God by Joseph Runzo on 5 pages
- Interpretation of Religion by John Hick on 5 pages
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