AT ISSUE: Some problems with ethical relativism

	What some call "corruption"
	others call opportunity.

	What some consider "immoral"
	others view as self-discovery.

	What some label "unfair"
	others see as different ways
	of doing things.

	The issues in life
	are seldom clear-cut:
	each point has many facets
	and from varied perspectives
	anything
	can start to seem
	like any thing:
	does that se
	em obscure e
	no
		ugh
	?

Will:     I detest this kind of moral turpitude.

Wan-Sze:  Well, all morality is relative.

Will:     No – at least among humans there are absolutes, but the author ignores this.

Wan-Sze:  Be careful when using the word "absolute". I believe all values are contextual.

Will:     I disagree. Without absolute values, we will lose our moral compass.



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from How Weird: Out of the Box of Expectations by T Newfields
Summary: A conversation and poem about some quandaries inherent in ethical nihilism.
Keywords: ethical relativism, moral absolutes, situational ethics, ethical iniquity, ethical issues


Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 1998 in Shizuoka, Japan  ☆ Finished: 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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