What is Partial Relativism?

Partial Relativism is the belief that there is a core of elements, some of them moral principles, that are shared by every defensible moral code, and there are also culturally specific elements in

What is Moral Relativism?

Moral Relativism is the belief that moral judgments are truth claims, some of which are true, but their truth values are indexed to and tacitly refer individuals or groups of individuals.

What is Cultural Relativism?

Cultural Relativism is the belief that moral judgments are genuine truth claims, some of which are true, but their truth-values are indexed to specific cultures. What is true in what culture is not

What is Methodological Neutralism?

Methodological Neutralism is the belief that in order to understand other cultures, social scientists must suppress their moral convictions when studying those cultures. Although they cannot (and p

What is the Principle of Tolerance?

The Principle of Tolerance is that we shouldn't look down on, or interfere with, other customs and lifestyles merely because they differ from our own. We need more tolerance and understanding in th

What is Methodological Contextualism?

Methodological Contextualism is a belief often help by cultural relativists, but it is not cultural relativism, further more it is also compatible with moral objectionism. It is the belief that eve

What is Nondevelopmentalism?

Nondevelopmentalism is the belief that it is false to think that the world's cultures are developing along the same path, and that they vary chiefly because some cultures are further along the path

What is Descriptive Relativism?

Descriptive Relativism is the belief that different cultures accept radically different "morality" or moral principles. For instance, the morality of the Yanomamo differs from that of the