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1	A Refutation of Moral Relativism: Interviews with an Absolutist more books like this by Peter Kreeft add to wishlist Staging the debate between moral absolutism and moral relativism as a dialogue between a fundamentalist Islamic philosopher and a liberal feminist journalist, this book works out both sides of the debate in an effort to prove that absolutism is right and relativism wrong. see all copies from $7.52! new only from $11.27! \| signed copies \| SVS
2	Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air more books like this by Francis J Beckwith, Gregory Koukl add to wishlist Many Christians are concerned about the tide of moral relativism that is rising steadily in our country. And rightly so: Relativism affects our education system, the legal system, and how people think about everyday issues. Yet little has been written on the topic outside academic circles. This void is filled by Frank Beckwith and Greg Koukl, who ... see all copies from $2.72! new only from $4.74! \| signed copies \| SVS
3	Liberals & Cannibals: The Implications of Diversity more books like this by Steven Lukes, Colin Tatz add to wishlist Taking as his starting point Robert Frost's accusation that a liberal is someone who can't take his own side in an argument, Steven Lukes confronts liberal thought with its own limitations. The essays in this collection focus on the perennial but newly urgent questions of how the tension between relativism and the moral universalism current in ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $5.94! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Moral Value and Human Diversity more books like this by Robert Audi add to wishlist This short and accessible book is designed for those learning about the search for ethical rules that can apply despite cultural differences. Robert Audi looks at several such attempts: Aristotle, Kant, Mill, and the movement known as 'common-sense' ethics associated with W.D. Ross. He shows how each attempt grew out of its own time and place, ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $8.63! \| first editions
5	Moral Relativism: Big Ideas/Small Books more books like this by Steven Lukes add to wishlist Moral relativism attracts and repels. What is defensible in it and what is to be rejected? Do we as human beings have no shared standards by which we can understand one another? Can we abstain from judging one another's practices? Do we truly have divergent views about what constitutes good and evil, virtue and vice, harm and welfare, dignity and ... see all copies from $2.75! new only from $10.60! \| SVS
6	Human Rights and Global Diversity more books like this by Robert Paul Churchill add to wishlist This accessible text defends human rights as truly universal for all persons globally, while respecting the importance of plurality and cultural diversity. It is unique, as well, in discussing cross-cultural negotiations regarding human rights. The book shows that there is no inherent contradiction between human rights norms and social and ... see all copies from $19.61! new only from $28.00!
7	Choosing to Die: Elective Death and Multiculturalism more books like this by C G Prado add to wishlist In this book, C. G. Prado addresses the difficult question of when and whether it is rational to end one's life in order to escape devastating terminal illness. He specifically considers this question in light of the impact of multiculturalism on perceptions and judgements about what is right and wrong, permissible and impermissible. Prado ... see all copies from $3.32! new only from $3.32! \| SVS
8	Morality and Cultural Differences more books like this by John W Cook add to wishlist The scholars who defend or dispute moral relativism, the idea that a moral principle cannot be applied to people whose culture does not accept it, have concerned themselves with either the philosophical or anthropological aspects of relativism. This study shows that in order to arrive at a definitive appraisal of moral relativism, it is necessary ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $29.84! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Who's to Say?: A Dialogue on Relativism more books like this by Norman Melchert add to wishlist Arguments are examined, re-examined, challenged, and honoured in this lively dialogue on relativism and objectivity. Topics considered include whether truth and goodness are matters determined by individual opinion; whether they are defined by cultures; whether a nondogmatic form of relativism is viable; whether the objectivity of science escapes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.86! \| first editions
10	Ethical Relativism: An Analysis of the Foundations of Morality more books like this by Mohammed A Shomali add to wishlist Today the issue of relativism is not only an academic subject, it has become a vital concern in sociology and politics, along with the issue of globalisation. This book studies ethical relativism in its most profound and recent forms, and argues that a non-relativist account of morality is capable of validating our moral experiences without ... see all copies from $31.82! new only from $31.82!
11 view cover	Natural Moralities: A Defense of Pluralistic Relativism more books like this by David B Wong add to wishlist In this book, David B. Wong defends an ambitious and important new version of moral relativism. He does not espouse the type of relativism that says anything goes, but he does start with a relativist stance against alternative theories such that there need not only be one universal truth. Rather, Wong proposes that there can be a plurality of true ... see all copies from $20.28! new only from $21.04! \| first editions
12 view cover	Moral Relativism: A Reader more books like this by Paul K Moser (Editor), Thomas L Carson (Editor) add to wishlist The volume, the only-up-to-date anthology devoted solely to the topic of moral relativism, includes nineteen contemporary selections. These selections are nontechnical and thus accessible to a wide range of readers, including college undergraduates (at all levels) from various disciplines. The selections fall under fice main headings: (I) General ... see all copies from $13.88! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Many and the One: Religious and Secular Perspectives on Ethical Pluralism in the Modern World more books like this by Richard P Madsen (Editor), Tracy B Strong (Editor), Carole Pateman (Editor) add to wishlist The war on terrorism, say America's leaders, is a war of Good versus Evil. But in the minds of the perpetrators, the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington were presumably justified as ethically good acts against American evil. Is such polarization leading to a violent "clash of civilizations" or can differences between ethical systems be ... see all copies from $10.64! new only from $16.49! \| SVS
14	Ethical Judgment: The Use of Science in Ethics more books like this by Abraham Edel add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $41.26! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Gestures of Ethical Life: Reading Holderlin's Question of Measure After Heidegger more books like this by David Michael Kleinberg-Levin add to wishlist For Greek antiquity, the question of right or fitting measure constituted the very heart of both ethics and politics. But can the Good of the ethical life and the Justice of the political be reduced to measurement and calculation? If they are matters of measure, are they not also absolutely immeasurable? In critical dialogue with texts by Plato, ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $21.21!
16 view cover	Fieldwork in Familiar Places: Morality, Culture, and Philosophy more books like this by Michele M Moody-Adams add to wishlist The persistence of deep moral disagreements across cultures as well as within them has created widespread scepticism about the objectivity of morality. Moral relativism, moral pessimism, and the denigration of ethics in comparison with science are the results. This book challenges the misconceptions about morality, culture, and objectivity that ... see all copies from $5.20! new only from $23.49! \| SVS
17 view cover	Moral Relativism and Moral Objectivity more books like this by Gilbert Harman, Judith J Thomson, Judith Jarvis Thompson add to wishlist Do moral questions have objective answers? In this great debate, Gilbert Harman explains and argues for relativism, emotivism, and moral scepticism. In his view, moral disagreements are like disagreements about what to pay for a house: there are no correct answers ahead of time, except in relation to one or another moral framework.Independently, ... see all copies from $8.60! new only from $31.65!
18 view cover	Moral Combat more books like this by Heidi M Hurd, Gerald Postema (Editor), Jules L Coleman (Editor) add to wishlist This book explores the thesis that legal roles force people to engage in moral combat, an idea which is implicit in the assumption that citizens may be morally required to disobey unjust laws, while judges may be morally required to punish citizens for civil disobedience. Heidi Hurd advances the surprising argument that the law cannot require us ... see all copies from $49.93! new only from $92.50! \| SVS
19 view cover	Reclaiming Truth-PB more books like this by Christopher Norris, Christopher Norris, Stanley Fish (Editor) add to wishlist Truth, Christopher Norris reminds us, is very much out of fashion at the moment whether at the hands of politicians, media pundits, or purveyors of postmodern wisdom in cultural and literary studies. Across a range of disciplines the idea has taken hold that truth-talk is either redundant or the product of epistemic might. Questions of truth and ... see all copies from $4.25! new only from $17.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Nature of Moral Thinking more books like this by Francis Snare add to wishlist Most recent texts in moral philosophy have either concentrated on practical moral issues or else, if theoretical, have tended toward one-sided presentations of recent, fashionable views. Discussions of applied ethics are certain to be circumscribed unless underlying philosophical assumptions about deeper, more general issues are treated. ... see all copies from $23.00! new only from $118.77! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	All Must Have Prizes more books like this by Melanie Phillips add to wishlist British education is regarded as being in a state of "meltdown". Throughout the system, from nursery classes to degree courses, the relationship between teacher and pupil has been undermined, and the idea that children should be taught a body of rules at all, whether in maths or grammar, is now taboo in many schools. Systematic instruction has ... see all copies from $8.04! new only from $29.16!
22 view cover	Local Cells, Global Science: The Rise of Embryonic Stem Cell Research in India more books like this by Aditya Bharadwaj, Peter Glasner add to wishlist One of the first studies of an exciting new development in global biotechnology, this cutting edge text examines the extent of the transnational movements of tissues, stem cells, and expertise, in the developing governance framework of India. Documenting the impact of local and global governance frames on the everyday conduct of research, this ... see all copies from $28.95! new only from $28.95! \| first editions
23 view cover	Moral Relativism: A Dialogue more books like this by J Kellenberger add to wishlist 29.95 see all copies from $3.67! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
24	Alienation and economics more books like this by Walter A. Weisskopf add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Universalism Vs. Relativism: Making Moral Judgments in a Changing, Pluralistic, and Threatening World more books like this by Professor Don S Browning (Editor) add to wishlist Has moral relativism run its course? The threat of 9/11, terrorism, reproductive technology, and globalization has forced us to ask anew whether there are universal moral truths upon which to base ethical and political judgments. In this timely edited collection, distinguished scholars present and test the best answers to this question. These ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $21.06! \| SVS

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