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This paper discusses how Gilbert Harman's philosophical argumentation of moral relativism makes a personal, environmental and complex case for itself and is a plausible metaethical theory.

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"There are many philosophical viewpoints that tackle the issue of morality. Likewise, there are many means of discourse to refute and explain moral judgment and the issues surrounding human's propensity for ethics and reason. Gilbert Harman and Nicholas Sturgeon defend and refute the idea of moral relativism, respectively. Their arguments provide a crucial reflection of the classic debate: if ethics implicit in our nature or if they are learned through our society. Through their argumentation and a general understanding of nature versus nurture, one can get a better understanding of the concept of moral relativism and how it functions in..."

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