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A refutation of moral relativism: interviews with an absolutist

By Peter Kreeft

Book information

Publisher
Ignatius Press
Year
1999
ISBN
0898707315, 9780898707311
LCC
BJ37 .K74 1999
Open Library ID
OL395827M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
811 kB (830300 bytes)
Pages
170\170
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

No issue is more fateful for civilization than moral relativism. History knows not one example of a successful society which repudiated moral absolutes. Yet most attacks on relativism have been either pragmatic (looking at its social consequences) or exhorting (preaching rather than proving), and philosophers' arguments against it have been specialized, technical, and scholarly. In his typical unique writing style, Peter Kreeft lets an attractive, honest, and funny relativist interview a "Muslim fundamentalist" absolutist so as not to stack the dice personally for absolutism. In an engaging series of personal interviews, every conceivable argument the "sassy Black feminist" reporter Libby gives against absolutism is simply and clearly refuted, and none of the many arguments for moral absolutism is refuted.

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