Abstract

MOROSINI, Agostinho  and  LINS, Maria Judith Sucupira da Costa. Ethical relativism and moral pluralism in education. Rev. Bras. Educ. [online]. 2025, vol.30, e300023.  Epub Apr 23, 2025. ISSN 1809-449X.  https://doi.org/10.1590/s1413-24782025300023.

In education, it is indispensable that action be guided by principles and values that give support to ethical life in society. This article analyzes the problem of ethical relativism and moral pluralism with its possible consequences in the educational context. The text is situated in the philosophy of education scope with the theme being ethics and presents, as a premise, the overcoming of ethical relativism through education. The ontological value is proposed as being of fundamental importance. The hermeneutic interpretation methodology is used. It was concluded that ethical relativism and moral pluralism are ideologies with the potential to degrade educational processes in relation to ethical and moral values. In addition to the role of the family, education, if based on fundamental values, is precisely an adequate space for the person to become an ethical subject.

Keywords : Education; Ethical Relativism; Moral Pluralism; Values.

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