Walter Stace | On Ethical Relativism
Ethical relativism can be understood as an extreme left-wing response to ethical absolutism, which arose naturally out of Christian theology. Stace points out that while the former denies the latter, it also uses the term standard in a different way. While absolutist distinguishes between what is right and what is only thought to be right, the relativist sees them as the same.
-Ethical relativism arose in part as a result of
A) renewed fervor in religious dogma.
B) the decay of belief in the dogmas of orthodox religion.
C) belief in Christian monotheism.
D) reactionary tendencies of the 1960s.

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Ethical relativism arose in part due to the decline in belief in the dogmas of orthodox religion, as people began to question absolute moral standards derived from religious teachings.

Walter Stace | on Ethical Relativism