J. Velleman, David <br/><br/>
Foundations for Moral Relativism : Second Expanded Edition 

 -  Open Book Publishers  2015 
 - 1 electronic resource (156 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> "In this new edition of Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, ""moral black holes”. The six self-standing chapters discuss such diverse topics as online avatars and virtual worlds, lying in Russian and truth-telling in Quechua, the pleasure of solitude and the fear of absurdity. Accessibly written, this book presupposes no prior training in philosophy. " 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>OBP.0086 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.11647/OBP.0086  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethics & moral philosophy<br/>Social & political philosophy<br/>Religion & beliefs
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>moral relativism ethics social philosophy moral disagreement metaethics perspectivalism moral philosophy Immanuel Kant Morality Sherpa people Virtual world