I believe that driving on the right side of the road is good in the US but bad in England. Am I necessarily a cultural relativist?
I believe that driving on the right side of the road is good in the US but bad in England. Am I necessarily a cultural relativist?
You might hold that the more basic principle here is "It's better to drive on whatever side would be safer" -- and that this principle is objectively true. So you needn't be a cultural relativist.
An objective approach holds that the basic moral principles are objective. But it can admit some relativity in how these principles apply to different circumstances and societies.
I believe that driving on the right side of the road is good in the US but bad in England. Am I necessarily a cultural relativist?
You might hold that the more basic principle here is "It's better to drive on whatever side would be safer" -- and that this principle is objectively true. So you needn't be a cultural relativist.
An objective approach holds that the basic moral principles are objective. But it can admit some relativity in how these principles apply to different circumstances and societies.