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[[File:Moral | [[File:Moral relavitism.png|alt=Moral relavitism|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Freedom fighter or terrorist?]] | ||
'''What delineates good from bad? Are these notions fixed, or could an action deemed harmful for one be beneficial for another?''' Consider a scenario where a parent steals bread from a bakery to feed their starving child. This is obviously bad for the baker, however, it is good for the parent and child. This is the concept of moral ''relativism''''',''' where we use the words "''good"'' and "''bad"'' as common terms, but their meaning is actually relative to the individual at that point in time. | '''What delineates good from bad? Are these notions fixed, or could an action deemed harmful for one be beneficial for another?''' Consider a scenario where a parent steals bread from a bakery to feed their starving child. This is obviously bad for the baker, however, it is good for the parent and child. This is the concept of moral ''relativism''''',''' where we use the words "''good"'' and "''bad"'' as common terms, but their meaning is actually relative to the individual at that point in time. | ||