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CUSTOMS and ETHICAL RELATIVISM
Relativism: • Distinction between “morals” (“treatment of others”) and “mores” (“harmless customs”) Cultural (Descriptive) Relativism: • Factual Claims: “x is considered right in society y at time t” and “is considered wrong in society z at time t” • Empirical Conclusion: Moralities are relative • This is either true or false (anthropology –a study of mankind , its customs, beliefs, etc. Can figure it out)…