Conventional Ethical Relativism: Arguments and Objections

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The present study discusses about conventional ethical relativism and its arguments based
on this. Ethical relativism refers to the view that normative or moral statements are not
considered as true but true in relation to specific individual or society which happens to hold the
belief. This position asserts that the moral of people evolve as well as change based on social
norms during a specific time period. This philosophy permit people in mutating ethically
sincetechnology, culture, and knowledge variation in society. Repeatedly, the individual’s value
is determinedby the combination of pattern, emotions, which seemed in bringing about most
benefit.
ConventionalEthicalrelativism (CER)
Conventional ethical relativism (CER) usually ropes with the view that the truth of moral
principles has relation to cultures. Some theories support the view that whatever the culture
depicts is appropriate for an individual. The culture has become highest authority on the right
thing for every individual within the society. Moreover, conventional ethical relativism mainly
reflects will of person’s subordinate to the will of cultural majority. Thus, conventional

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relativism signifies that every individual have to persuade others for engaging in activities that is
usually viewed as immoral by the community.
Argument on CER and explanations to two objections to the argument
The arguments for conventional ethical relativism are discussed below-
Cultural diversity- The cultural diversity argument seeks in supporting conventional relativism
by alluring to the facts about huge variety of cultural practices across the globe. According to
some literary perceptions when the cultures were remote before and less information was
acquired about the distant lands (Craft 230). It might be reasonable to know about traditions as
well as practices of an individual culture that represents the right way in doing things. At present,
each of the conventions as well as norms highlight on several possibilities and also other cultures
opting for other method of performing actions.
Avoiding ethnocentrism- The argument for conventional relativism utilizes facts regarding
cultural diversity in arguing against the moral absolutism. Another argument claims that this is
intrinsically wrong with moral absolutism view, which indicates that few cultures are better than
others. Ethnocentrism means making judgment of another culture via one individuals’ own
culture and not seeing things from the perspective (Thomas 400). However, it leads to thinking
about individual culture is bigger than others. The conventional relativists usually claim that their
position is not ethnocentric unlike the moral absolutism.
Culturally conditioned values- One argument for the conventional relativism starts by
concentrating on sourcing values as well as beliefs regarding morality. The Conventional
relativists generally claim that those individual believe in the moral absolutes are bind to cultural
influences, which shapes their opinions about ethics. As per conventional relativism, one’s