Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What is morality?
Position‹2 of 3›

Morality is a social construct

Holders of this position argue that moral rules are made by human communities rather than discovered, varying with time and place because they are the sediment of custom, negotiation and power rather than any fixed order standing outside society.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Moral rules vary with the societies that hold them
  2. Moral disagreement is settled by negotiation, not by evidence