Refuting Ethical Relativism

Ideas presented in this chapter further deal with the problems of ethical relativism. The principles of ethical relativism boldly state that there is no correct answer when it comes to moral code. What is correct is only pertinent to your own culture. I believe however that we may be able to verify that some moral codes are objectively right and others are wrong. Another problem with the theory is it concludes on the basis of a disagreement that both parties are wrong. An example of this is the flat earth argument.
All ethical situations are analyzed through induction. We must understand however that induction is not a 100% accurate form of reasoning because of possible overlooked evidence. If the evidence is significant it could alter the results. Induction, although effective, leaves ethical relativism as and in-exact science.
Multiculturalism is a common belief of the western society and states that all cultural traditions and all perspectives represented in the public deserve to be heard. This is the personification of America that draws immigrants to our country. However this only seems to be true with the major countries such as England, Sweden , Ireland, and Germany. Smaller country’s voices seem to go un-noticed. So the melting pot is dominated by the major country’s viewpoints.
I believe that ethical relativism cant function in a society such as ours because of amount of diverse cultures that exist in the united states. Being so close to a different culture in America, it’s almost impossible not to question each others practices, and find a majority rule of the population.