In the realm of social networks, opinion is king. All have their vision as much on the weather as on geopolitics. This can lead to the idea that, digitally, we are replicating the agora of Ancient ...

In certain political and religious circles, the notion of moral relativism — that there is no objective “right” or wrong, only individual opinions — is not just anathema, not merely abhorrent. It is ...

CHICAGO (U-WIRE) — It was the first day of class in moral philosophy, and Professor Sidorsky was trying the same experiment he had used for many years to start the class. He wrote, “Murder is wrong” ...

You might have seen people saying things like, “This is my truth.” It looks like they’re merely describing their experience. In that case, it really isn’t their truth but THE truth about their ...

Seminaries around the world are facing a major restructuring of their curriculum in a Vatican-ordered countermeasure against relativism. According to the “Decree on the Reform of Ecclesiastical ...

If relativism signifies contempt for fixed categories and [for] men who claim to be bearers of an external objective truth, then there is nothing more relativistic than fascist attitudes. —Benito ...

Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue.Since 1950, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (BJPS) has presented the best new work in the discipline. An ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Alan Saunders: Hello, and welcome to The Philosopher's Zone, I'm Alan Saunders. A couple of weeks ago ...

Atheism is said to pose a major threat to morality. Some theists claim that disbelief leads to moral relativism and undermines a major factor motivating prosocial behavior. Recent research can help us ...