Ethical Relativism

"Ethical Relativism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The philosophical view that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed)

Descriptor ID	D028781
MeSH Number(s)	K01.752.566.479.116 N05.350.247
Concept/Terms	Ethical Relativism Ethical Relativism Relativism, Ethical

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ethical Relativism".

Humanities [K]
Humanities [K01]
Philosophy [K01.752]
Morals [K01.752.566]
Ethics [K01.752.566.479]
Ethical Relativism [K01.752.566.479.116]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Ethics [N05.350]
Ethical Relativism [N05.350.247]

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