Is morality relative to culture? If it is, how? How might one make moral relativism philosophically respectable in a way that does not obscure the possibility of moral progress? For this topic, you will need to briefly consider the views of James Rachels and Ruth Benedict and the alleged logical problems with typical defenses of moral relativism, but you should devote most of your time to consideration of Gilbert Harman’s “Moral Relativism Defended.”
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