Ethical Relativism
"Ethical Relativism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The philosophical view that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D028781
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.116 N05.350.247
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethical Relativism" by people in Profiles.
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Wynia MK. Breaching confidentiality to protect the public: evolving standards of medical confidentiality for military detainees. Am J Bioeth. 2007 Aug; 7(8):1-5.