> "My only claim extends as far as I can act or influence others to act to serve my own needs and wants."
That egoism, not moral relativism.
I took it that the author was making the following point about our society: we teach them in school that things like "cheating is wrong" is mere opinion, and yet similar judgments like "tax-evasion is wrong" aren't treated as mere opinions when they grow up.
egoism sounds about right. i wonder are they mutually exclusive. reading wikipedia, i'd disagree with normative moral relativism and agree with meta-ethical/descriptive moral relativism. just because i'm an egoist doesn't mean i think everyone else is.
> and yet similar judgments like "tax-evasion is wrong" aren't treated as mere opinions when they grow up.
I don't see anything like that written in the article, where did you take that from?
That egoism, not moral relativism.
I took it that the author was making the following point about our society: we teach them in school that things like "cheating is wrong" is mere opinion, and yet similar judgments like "tax-evasion is wrong" aren't treated as mere opinions when they grow up.