In what sense is morality objective? Moral realists argue that there are moral facts whose truth is independent of what anyone thinks, while moral relativists argue that moral claims are only true relative to a particular culture or society. In this article, Melis Erdur argues that both moral realism and moral relativism are self-defeating. She argues that we should dispense with overarching metaphysical stories of where morality comes from – moral shortcuts – and instead learn to stand firm in our own human convictions. ‘Are there objective moral truths?’ This question may sound academic and technical, calling for expertise in “moral metaphysics”. But just like any other significant question concerning morality, it boils down to an ordinary moral question that each one of us can and must answer. The question in the case of the “objectivity of morality” is, ‘Should we have a moral backbone, standing firm in our strongest moral convictions?’ And both moral real…

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