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A Defense of Ethical Relativism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2005

MATTI HÄYRY
MATTI HÄYRY
Affiliation:
Matti Häyry, Lic.Sc.(soc), D.Sc.(soc), is Professor of Bioethics and Philosophy of Law at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. His main research interests include theories of moral and political philosophy and the concepts used in bioethics
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Relativism is usually a derogatory word in philosophical bioethics in the West. If people make the mistake of trying to understand radically “different” points of view, an accusation of relativism is quickly forthcoming. But why should this be an accusation? My aim in this paper is to demonstrate that it should not.

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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 2005 , pp. 7 - 12
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© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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