What Is Moral Progress? Why Is Moral Progress Impossible If

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Essay

What is moral progress? Why is moral progress impossible if ethical relativism is true? How serious of a problem is this for the theory?

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Definitions:

Legal Right

A legal right is an entitlement derived from a legal system that allows or empowers a person to act in a specified way or requires others to act with respect to the person holding the right.

Action In Court

Legal proceedings initiated by one party against another in a court of law to enforce or defend a legal right.

United States Supreme Court

The highest federal court in the United States, with ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases involving issues of federal law.

Cases Per Year

A metric indicating the number of legal cases a court, lawyer, or firm handles within a one-year period.