Ethical Relativism and the Study of Political Values
In: Canadian journal of political science: CJPS = Revue canadienne de science politique : RCSP, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 3-31
ISSN: 0008-4239
The adoption of ethical relativism as the working assumption of social science is not justified by the evidence. The assumption usually rests upon authorities from sister disciplines, but these are rarely specified. Most social scientists have abandoned the commonsense view that the scientific study of man can contribute to his happiness by helping him formulate appropriate social & individual goals & choose the right means of achieving them. Rather, they usually demonstrate excessive confidence in scientific facts & methods &, conversely, profess excessive scepticism about the fruitfulness of any attempt to resolve issues of value. Modified HA.