Ethics - Lagemaat - TOK-eisj
... 1. It is not always clear what the outcome of an action will be, nor is it always possible to determine who will be affected by it. Judging an action by the outcome is therefore hard to do beforehand. 2. It is very difficult to quantify pleasures for cost/benefit analysis (but since this only has to ...
... 1. It is not always clear what the outcome of an action will be, nor is it always possible to determine who will be affected by it. Judging an action by the outcome is therefore hard to do beforehand. 2. It is very difficult to quantify pleasures for cost/benefit analysis (but since this only has to ...
OBJECTIONS TO CHRISTIANITY RELATIVISM
... How could a good all powerful God allow evil? How can you prove God exists? Evolution disproves Christianity Miracles are not possible so Christianity is false Truth is relative All Christians are hypocrites so Christianity is false How could a loving God send people to hell? The Bible is just a boo ...
... How could a good all powerful God allow evil? How can you prove God exists? Evolution disproves Christianity Miracles are not possible so Christianity is false Truth is relative All Christians are hypocrites so Christianity is false How could a loving God send people to hell? The Bible is just a boo ...
Relativism, Absolutism and Pluralism
... In addition to cultural differences, we will be examining, over the course of these studies, many moral theories, from Utilitarianism, Egoism, Rights theories, and Religious Morality to Virtue Ethics. These constitute theoretical reasons to disagree about morality – another sort of relativism. Descr ...
... In addition to cultural differences, we will be examining, over the course of these studies, many moral theories, from Utilitarianism, Egoism, Rights theories, and Religious Morality to Virtue Ethics. These constitute theoretical reasons to disagree about morality – another sort of relativism. Descr ...
Deontology
... Moral law is not defined in terms of consequences or whether it promotes some goal as it is in ethical egoism or utilitarianism. Moral duties are transcultural and universally binding When a moral law conflicts with a cultural norm, the moral law takes precedence They agree that duty is the basis of ...
... Moral law is not defined in terms of consequences or whether it promotes some goal as it is in ethical egoism or utilitarianism. Moral duties are transcultural and universally binding When a moral law conflicts with a cultural norm, the moral law takes precedence They agree that duty is the basis of ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 9 The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
... – 1. All cultural groups must value protecting their infants. • 1. Human infants are helpless and cannot survive if they are not given extensive care for a period of years. • 2. Therefore, if a group did not care or its young, the young would not survive, and the older members of the group would not ...
... – 1. All cultural groups must value protecting their infants. • 1. Human infants are helpless and cannot survive if they are not given extensive care for a period of years. • 2. Therefore, if a group did not care or its young, the young would not survive, and the older members of the group would not ...
Contemporary Moral Issues
... Ethical Relativism : There is no universal moral standard for right and wrong Cultural Ethical Realism : Morality is dependent on collective practice and preference Individual Ethical Relativism : Morality is dependent on a person’s own experiences and value systems Moral Isolationism : One cannot u ...
... Ethical Relativism : There is no universal moral standard for right and wrong Cultural Ethical Realism : Morality is dependent on collective practice and preference Individual Ethical Relativism : Morality is dependent on a person’s own experiences and value systems Moral Isolationism : One cannot u ...
MORAL AND NONMORAL JUDGMENTS
... It is a judgment of etiquette, intended to instruct the child in good table manners. Out of the sentences listed below, only the second is a plausible candidate for a moral judgment, even though both the first and second are normative.1)This is a good car. ...
... It is a judgment of etiquette, intended to instruct the child in good table manners. Out of the sentences listed below, only the second is a plausible candidate for a moral judgment, even though both the first and second are normative.1)This is a good car. ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 9 The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
... • 1. Human infants are helpless and cannot survive if they are not given extensive care for a period of years. • 2. Therefore, if a group did not care or its young, the young would not survive, and the older members of the group would not be replaced. • 3. Therefore, any cultural group that continue ...
... • 1. Human infants are helpless and cannot survive if they are not given extensive care for a period of years. • 2. Therefore, if a group did not care or its young, the young would not survive, and the older members of the group would not be replaced. • 3. Therefore, any cultural group that continue ...
Is It All Relative?
... rejects relativism in its individual and cultural forms. ► Cultural relativism, the Diversity Thesis, and the Dependency Thesis ► Subjectivism leads to absurdities. ...
... rejects relativism in its individual and cultural forms. ► Cultural relativism, the Diversity Thesis, and the Dependency Thesis ► Subjectivism leads to absurdities. ...
Williams - Interlude Relativism
... beings rather than animals. “Every society has its own standards” is a useful maxim of social study, but what is one supposed to do when confronted with some abomination? The response that you “had no right to be there” is no excuse for inaction, just as it would be no excuse on the part of a burgla ...
... beings rather than animals. “Every society has its own standards” is a useful maxim of social study, but what is one supposed to do when confronted with some abomination? The response that you “had no right to be there” is no excuse for inaction, just as it would be no excuse on the part of a burgla ...
File - ERC with Mrs. G. Brum
... Ex. “software pirating is prohibited” could come from “don’t steal from others” or from the value of honesty. ...
... Ex. “software pirating is prohibited” could come from “don’t steal from others” or from the value of honesty. ...
Ethical Relativism:
... “Ethical relativism is the doctrine that the moral rightness and wrongness of actions varies from society to society and that there are no absolute universal moral standards binding on all men at all times. Accordingly, it holds that whether or not it is right for an individual to act in a certain w ...
... “Ethical relativism is the doctrine that the moral rightness and wrongness of actions varies from society to society and that there are no absolute universal moral standards binding on all men at all times. Accordingly, it holds that whether or not it is right for an individual to act in a certain w ...
L/O: To understand the coursework task. To understand different
... • A moral issue is a belief about whether an action is right or wrong, in the sense of it being good or bad. ...
... • A moral issue is a belief about whether an action is right or wrong, in the sense of it being good or bad. ...
Marketing Ethics
... of the group regardless loyalty & norms. Concern for law, order. of consequences action defined by Adult. Concern for Right universal moral others & adherence to principles that apply to universal moral all persons. principles ...
... of the group regardless loyalty & norms. Concern for law, order. of consequences action defined by Adult. Concern for Right universal moral others & adherence to principles that apply to universal moral all persons. principles ...
Today`s 1st Topic: The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
... the folkways, whatever is, is right….When we come to the folkways we are at the end of our analysis. William Graham Sumner, Folkways (1906) ...
... the folkways, whatever is, is right….When we come to the folkways we are at the end of our analysis. William Graham Sumner, Folkways (1906) ...
Ethical Theory and Business
... • Ethics requires us, at least at times, to act for the well-being of others. It asks to define the virtues that lead to a life that is full, satisfying , meaningful, enriched and worthy. • This is called “character” and is the emotional (affective) side of humans. • Character is shaped while young ...
... • Ethics requires us, at least at times, to act for the well-being of others. It asks to define the virtues that lead to a life that is full, satisfying , meaningful, enriched and worthy. • This is called “character” and is the emotional (affective) side of humans. • Character is shaped while young ...
Chapter One: Moral Reasons
... Ethical relativism: Moral truths are not absolutely true but true relative to some particular standards. Cultural relativism: Moral truths are not absolutely true but are relative to a particular society. – Whether an act is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of society and not on an absolute ...
... Ethical relativism: Moral truths are not absolutely true but true relative to some particular standards. Cultural relativism: Moral truths are not absolutely true but are relative to a particular society. – Whether an act is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of society and not on an absolute ...
clouds
... Particularity -- “Refers to specific attachments (friendships, loyalties, etc.) and desires (fundamental projects, personal hopes in life) that are usually seen as morally irrelevant to the rational moral self.” ...
... Particularity -- “Refers to specific attachments (friendships, loyalties, etc.) and desires (fundamental projects, personal hopes in life) that are usually seen as morally irrelevant to the rational moral self.” ...
Is Morality Relative or are There Universal Standards?
... • People think the moral perspective of their culture is correct • The “abnormals” of one society are the norms of another society. • Cultural attitudes towards trances, polygamy, and homosexuality • Cultural diversity forces us to accept moral relativism ...
... • People think the moral perspective of their culture is correct • The “abnormals” of one society are the norms of another society. • Cultural attitudes towards trances, polygamy, and homosexuality • Cultural diversity forces us to accept moral relativism ...
pragmatism and relativism
... Pragmatists are often accused of being relativists. To some extent this is understandable because most pragmatists would agree with all of the anti-absolutists positions above. However, they often reject the label because they don’t want to be associated with moral nihilism. They maintain that certa ...
... Pragmatists are often accused of being relativists. To some extent this is understandable because most pragmatists would agree with all of the anti-absolutists positions above. However, they often reject the label because they don’t want to be associated with moral nihilism. They maintain that certa ...
Ethical Relativism is Opposed to Absolutism.
... Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum. Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
... Individual acts are right or wrong depending on the nature of the society in which the occur. Morality does not exist in a vacuum. Morality must be seen in the context that depends on the wants, goals, beliefs, history, and environment of the society. ...
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... 3. According to Mill, what is the internal sanction of morality? How does Mill’s account of moral motivation differ from Kant’s? 4. Virtue theorists claim that their theories give a more adequate account of moral experience than do theories based on principles. Evaluate this claim and explain what i ...
... 3. According to Mill, what is the internal sanction of morality? How does Mill’s account of moral motivation differ from Kant’s? 4. Virtue theorists claim that their theories give a more adequate account of moral experience than do theories based on principles. Evaluate this claim and explain what i ...
Revision - PushMe Press
... existing a bit like Plato’s forms, as ideas in the metaphysical realm, discovered a priori. • Aquinas believed that the objective moral law exists in the mind of God, the eternal law, and that the natural law is the sharing by rational ...
... existing a bit like Plato’s forms, as ideas in the metaphysical realm, discovered a priori. • Aquinas believed that the objective moral law exists in the mind of God, the eternal law, and that the natural law is the sharing by rational ...