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Which idea says there are no moral rules that apply to everyone everywhere?

Moral relativism: right and wrong depend on culture or personal judgment.

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  1. Moral relativism ✔
  2. Moral objectivism
  3. Virtue ethics

Why: Moral relativism says right and wrong change with the culture and time you live in, or with each person's own feelings. Relativists point to how people's moral views have changed through history.

Huh, didn't know that: Some relativists judge right and wrong by how an action makes them feel afterward.

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Why did the relativist bring two maps on the hike? Directions depend on where you stand.
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Answer: Moral relativism. Moral relativism says right and wrong change with the culture and time you live in, or with each person's own feelings. Relativists point to how people's moral views have changed through history.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 3: Indirect Leadership, chapter 9 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/L2LVolume_3__LOW_FINAL_4_MAY_13CC68236BDFE.pdf
    In ethics, this means there are no universally valid moral principles.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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