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Philosophy 302: Ethics
Quiz: The Argument From Moral Progress against Ethical Relativism

Explain the doctrine of ethical relativism.  Show how ethical relativism is incompatible with the empirical observation that individuals, societies, or nations progress.

Recommended Sources

Argument From Moral Progress:  Lecture notes on the moral progress argument.
W. T. Stace:  Lecture notes on Stace's version of the argument from introduction to philosophy course notes.
G. E. Moore, "The Objectivity of Moral Judgments:  Lecture notes on G. E. Moore's version of the  moral progress argument.