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Bernard Williams Attack on Moral Relativism

Jan. 5, 2025 | Categories: Philosophy Ethics Relativism

Bernard Williams was an English moral philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and University of California, Berkeley. Williams was critical on the conclusion of tolerance based on the ideas of moral relativism. For context, Relativism: What is morally right or wrong can be coherently understood as relative to the accepted moral code of a society. Toleration: ...