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Definition 1
moral right and wrong is decided by the majority of each individual society/culture
Definition 2
there are no universal moral standards- there are no principles which do (or could) apple to all cultures at all times
strengths A
seems to promote tolerance, where tolerance is live and ellet live, and thus a good thing
strengths B
seems to promote anti-ethnocentrism, in other words, no one ethnic (or racial) group is better/ has more value than any other
Weakness 1
there is objective truth in math, history, geography, biology, etc., so why should ethics be any different? Placing of burden of proof
Weakness 2
there is no good reason to think the majority is always correct
Weakness 3
Ethical Relativism rules out moral progress (which is obvious)
Weakness 4
Ethical Relativism condones clearly brutal and immoral actions
Weakness 5
Does not guarantee tolerance or anti-ethnocentrism