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moral relativism  

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  • Definitional Issues Moral relativism is a theory that can be applied to individuals, to cultures, or to moral theories themselves. At the individual level, individual moral relativism would argue that whatever an individual thinks is right or wrong really is right or wrong for that individual. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Relativism, Moral]

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