20 THE ELEMENTS OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY (2) Therefore, infanticide is neither objectively right nor objectively wrong. It is merely a matter of opinion, which varies from culture to culture. Clearly, these arguments are variations of one fundamental idea. They are both special cases of a more general argument, which says: (1) Different cultures have different moral codes. (2) Therefore, there is no objective "truth" in morality. Right and wrong are only matters of opinion, and opinions vary from culture to culture.
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20 THE ELEMENTS OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY (2) Therefore, infanticide is neither objectively right nor objectively wrong. It is merely a matter of
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