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Relative and Absolute
Jun. 12th, 2002 02:12 pmI should probably pick a point when I have more time than I do right now, but, eh, what the heck.
Some recent comments on my entry on moral equivalence, along with Postvixen’s recent opus, prompted me to get around to this commentary. I believe that certain moral standards are ‘absolute’, or as nearly so as to make no bones about the difference, while other moral standards are ‘relative’, or tied to the particular cultures and circumstances of those involved. Some examples:
( Click for more of my ill-informed ravings )
Some recent comments on my entry on moral equivalence, along with Postvixen’s recent opus, prompted me to get around to this commentary. I believe that certain moral standards are ‘absolute’, or as nearly so as to make no bones about the difference, while other moral standards are ‘relative’, or tied to the particular cultures and circumstances of those involved. Some examples:
( Click for more of my ill-informed ravings )
