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Dylan H. Mayer
PHIL 200
Seattle Campus
A study of philosophical topics at the introductory level. The content of the course is entirely at the discretion of the instructor.
Class description
This course will take as its focus the idea of moral relativism. Questions to be considered will include: What does it mean to say that "morality is relative" to one's culture or community (or whatever)? What arguments are there in favor of moral relativism? What arguments are there against it? Does moral relativism even constitute a coherent position? What sorts of consequences might follow in regards to our political practices if we endorse some version of relativism? Is morality relative in a way that science is not? That is to say, should we draw a sharp distinction in our thinking between "hard facts"' and "soft values"?
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