Relativism
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Relativism is the post-modern idea that there can be no absolutes. 20th century philosophers, and especially liberals, started to expound on a theory of moral relativism, where there is no absolute right or wrong. Unfortunately, this moral weakening is dangerous, and teaches, in essence, that nothing is wrong, setting mankind ethically adrift.
Sometimes liberals try to give relativism credibility by citing the scientific theory of relativity. For example, Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe argued that the theory of relativity justified finding a right to abortion in the U.S. Constitution.[1]
References
- ↑ L. Tribe, "The Curvature of Constitutional Space," Harv. L. Rev. (1989)