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CHAPTER 1. Cultural and Ethical Relativism
I. Cultural Relativism
II. Approval Theories
III. Ethical Relativism
IV. Institutionalism and Ethical Relationism
CHAPTER 2. Positivism, Postmodernism and Ethical
Relativism
I. Metaethical Theories
II. Positivism and Ethics
III. Postmoder Cognitive Relativism
IV Ethical Relativism
CHAPTER 3. Cultural-Ethical Relativism: A Critique
I. The Limited Validity of Cultural Relativism
II. Approbation Theories
III. 'Is' and 'Ought' Controversy
IV Some Further Arguments Concerning Ethical
Relativism
CHAPTER 4. Relativism: Positivist and Postmodern:
A Critique
I. Recapitulation
II. Non-cognitivist Theories
III. Postmodern Cognitive Relativism
IV. Indeterminacy of Translation, Inscrutability of
Reference, Conceptual Schemes, and
Incommensurability
V Some Further Comments
CHAPTER 5. Anti-Relativist Trends: Realism and
Universali
I. Introductory Remarks
II. Realism: Metaphysical and Epistemological
m. Realism and Ethical Discourse
IV Ethical Universalism
V Are Realism and Universalism Complementary?
CHAPTER 6. The Moral Point of View
I. Overridingness
II. Objectivity and Universality
II. Impartiality and Reversibility
IV Equality and Justice
V Towards Universal Morality
CHAPTER 7. Self and Others
I. Early Views
II. Existentialist View
III. Liberals and Communitarians
IV. Kantian Perspective
V Indian Perspective
CHAPTER 8. A Rational Approach to Universal
Morality
I. Objectivity and Validity
II. A Rational Approach
II. Reason and Dialogue
IV. Concluding Note