Ethical relativism: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	moral relativism

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Scottish philosopher David Hume

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Situation ethics Ethics relativism biocentrism Ethical egoism Hedonism Golden mean ethical naturalism Altruism Consequentialism Primitivism History of ethics Applied ethics

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Edward Westermarck

Finnish sociologist