Relativism: a moral belief is true if it conforms to the traditional practice of the culture in which the believer lives.

Each culture's practices are as correct as every other's.

Relativism: a moral belief is true if it conforms to the traditional practice of the culture in which the believer lives. Each culture's practices are as correct

as every other's.
Why this cannot be correct:

1. It can't make sense of the fact of moral progress.

Relativism: a moral belief is true if it conforms to the traditional practice of the culture in which the believer lives. Each culture's practices are as correct

as every other's.
Why this cannot be correct:

1. It can't make sense of the fact of moral progress.

2. It's logically self-contradictory.

1. It can't make sense of the fact of moral progress.

1. It can't make sense of the fact of moral progress. It would be unjust (morally wrong) to go back to not allowing women to vote.

1. It can't make sense of the fact of moral progress. It would be unjust (morally wrong) to go back to not allowing women to vote. Thus the U.S. has made progress on at least one moral issue.

1. It can't make sense of the fact of moral progress. It would be unjust (morally wrong) to go back to not allowing women to vote. Thus the U.S. has made progress on at least one moral issue. For relativism, there can never be moral progress.

1. It can't make sense of the fact of moral progress. It would be unjust (morally wrong) to go back to not allowing women to vote. Thus the U.S. has made progress on at least one moral issue. For relativism, there can never be moral progress. Every society is always perfect in its set of practices, so it can never do anything wrong, and there

can be no reason to change its practices.

1. It can't make sense of the fact of moral progress. It would be unjust (morally wrong) to go back to not allowing women to vote. Thus the U.S. has made progress on at least one moral issue. For relativism, there can never be moral progress. Every society is always perfect in its set of practices, so it can never do anything wrong, and there

can be no reason to change its practices.

Progress is a historical fact.

1. It can't make sense of the fact of moral progress. It would be unjust (morally wrong) to go back to not allowing women to vote. Thus the U.S. has made progress on at least one moral issue. For relativism, there can never be moral progress. Every society is always perfect in its set of practices, so it can never do anything wrong, and there

can be no reason to change its practices.

Progress is a historical fact. For relativism, anyone who criticizes the practices of his or her culture must be morally wrong.

2. It's logically self-contradictory.

2. It's logically self-contradictory. Relativism claims that there are no universal moral obligations.

2. It's logically self-contradictory. Relativism claims that there are no universal moral obligations. Every moral demand is specific to a culture.

2. It's logically self-contradictory. Relativism claims that there are no universal moral obligations. Every moral demand is specific to a culture. Relativism demands that everyone practice tolerance toward the values of other cultures and refrain from judging them.

2. It's logically self-contradictory. Relativism claims that there are no universal moral obligations. Every moral demand is specific to a culture. Relativism demands that everyone practice tolerance toward the values of other cultures and refrain from judging them.

2. It's logically self-contradictory. Relativism claims that there are no universal moral obligations. Every moral demand is specific to a culture. Relativism demands that everyone practice tolerance toward the values of other cultures and refrain from judging them. Tolerance is a universal obligation.