Would Freud be a relativist?
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As much as you do have a point in that argument, it still doesn't seize to appear anything less than a desperate attempt for justification of leisure behaviour, with the hope of not having to deal with the repercussions and consequences of questionable actions.
You can justify your way out of any situation, be it Freud's id, ego, and superego concept, or, the rationalization of obsessive compulsive behaviour.
However, the fact still remains that your argument is right.
Hope this helps.
EDIT: As an addition, I never implied that a relativist would easily determine morals, on the contrary; I was emphasizing that he can keep justifying away the behaviour that lacks any morals. It would be a way out for anyone who would need an excuse for immoral actions.
I don't think so. He saw absolute cause and effect between behavior tendencies and the reasons for acting on those tendencies.
To me, he was an absolutist, not a relativist.
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