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Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-135) and index
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I.Introduction --II.Virtual selves --III. Morality here and there --IV.Doables --V.Foundations for moral relativism --VI.Sociality and solitude --VII.Life absurd? Don't be ridiculous.
In 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"--Publisher