Ethical Pluralism and Relativism
... We may be able to tolerate other people’s different moral values because we are willing to cooperate and live together in the same society. Thus individual relativism can be refuted if people in the same society share the same political courses. But can neutrality and tolerance be maintained when we ...
... We may be able to tolerate other people’s different moral values because we are willing to cooperate and live together in the same society. Thus individual relativism can be refuted if people in the same society share the same political courses. But can neutrality and tolerance be maintained when we ...
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... coherent and consistent truths in the way that one finds in the science or mathematics. Moral truths are real, but partial. Moreover, they are inescapably plural. There are many moral truths, not just one–and they may conflict with one another. ...
... coherent and consistent truths in the way that one finds in the science or mathematics. Moral truths are real, but partial. Moreover, they are inescapably plural. There are many moral truths, not just one–and they may conflict with one another. ...
Business Ethics in an International Context
... different underlying moral principles. There are universal principles accepted by all cultures, such as prohibitions against torture and genocide. There are international treaties and conventions that codify basic moral norms. ...
... different underlying moral principles. There are universal principles accepted by all cultures, such as prohibitions against torture and genocide. There are international treaties and conventions that codify basic moral norms. ...
Ethics “Moral Philosophy”
... Conventional Ethical Relativism “In the 1920’s it was immoral for women to wear bathing suits that were more than 6 inches above the knee” ...
... Conventional Ethical Relativism “In the 1920’s it was immoral for women to wear bathing suits that were more than 6 inches above the knee” ...
Relativism, Absolutism and Pluralism
... world with increased travel and communications leads to a much greater degree of interaction so that individuals represent a unique mixture of cultural elements. Intermarriage between social groups also lead to “polyculturalism”. The post-modern world has increased these effects to the extent that s ...
... world with increased travel and communications leads to a much greater degree of interaction so that individuals represent a unique mixture of cultural elements. Intermarriage between social groups also lead to “polyculturalism”. The post-modern world has increased these effects to the extent that s ...
King’s College London
... 7. Does acceptance of the claim that morality is relative have any implications for one’s own moral commitments? 8. Expound and assess Mackie’s argument from queerness. 9. ‘Suppose we accept the Humean model of a motivating state. Then we can be moral realists, or internalists about motivation: but ...
... 7. Does acceptance of the claim that morality is relative have any implications for one’s own moral commitments? 8. Expound and assess Mackie’s argument from queerness. 9. ‘Suppose we accept the Humean model of a motivating state. Then we can be moral realists, or internalists about motivation: but ...
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 ...
Chapter 13 HCOM 320
... Chapter 13 HCOM 320 How Can We Become Ethical Intercultural Communicators? ...
... Chapter 13 HCOM 320 How Can We Become Ethical Intercultural Communicators? ...
Ethical Relativism - University of Notre Dame
... ethical about driving on the right or left side of the road. It is ethical not to endanger yourself and others, so it is ethical to follow the local driving customs, but what those customs are is a completely non-ethical issue. On the other hand, things with obvious moral status (such as rape or mur ...
... ethical about driving on the right or left side of the road. It is ethical not to endanger yourself and others, so it is ethical to follow the local driving customs, but what those customs are is a completely non-ethical issue. On the other hand, things with obvious moral status (such as rape or mur ...
Chapter 3: How Can I Know What is Right?
... Good will is the only thing that can be conceived as good without qualification Action of duty has moral worth not in the purpose to be attained, but by the principle of volition irrespective of desire Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law ...
... Good will is the only thing that can be conceived as good without qualification Action of duty has moral worth not in the purpose to be attained, but by the principle of volition irrespective of desire Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law ...
clouds
... Absolutism -- “The belief that there is one and only one truth; those who espouse absolutism usually also believe that they know what this absolute truth is.” ...
... Absolutism -- “The belief that there is one and only one truth; those who espouse absolutism usually also believe that they know what this absolute truth is.” ...
Ethical Relativism:
... Although cultural relativism may seem to be fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
... Although cultural relativism may seem to be fact, it does not by itself establish the truth of ethical relativism. Deep inside any society, there are always certain things that are considered norms, even if you can’t see them at first. ...
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... “Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find.” “Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.” --Colin Powell ...
... “Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find.” “Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.” --Colin Powell ...
Moral and Legal Reasoning
... ◦ Boy scout pledge – to be loyal, helpful, friendly, and so forth. ◦ Aristotle – develop virtues by using our capacity to reason to moderate our impulses and appetites. ◦ Exercises 12.6 on page 452. ...
... ◦ Boy scout pledge – to be loyal, helpful, friendly, and so forth. ◦ Aristotle – develop virtues by using our capacity to reason to moderate our impulses and appetites. ◦ Exercises 12.6 on page 452. ...
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 ...
G1 Relativism
... to judge one societal code better than another. The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many. There is no “universal truth” in ethics. The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society. It is mere arrogance for us to try to judge the con ...
... to judge one societal code better than another. The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many. There is no “universal truth” in ethics. The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society. It is mere arrogance for us to try to judge the con ...
Williams - Interlude Relativism
... Such propositions, when true, are important for deciding what to do, but they don’t make the decision automatic (ie. no automatic “keep out”). Williams gives examples of societies involved in moral conflict (Nazi Germany, Ashanti society against the majority in Ghana). We want to know the moral deci ...
... Such propositions, when true, are important for deciding what to do, but they don’t make the decision automatic (ie. no automatic “keep out”). Williams gives examples of societies involved in moral conflict (Nazi Germany, Ashanti society against the majority in Ghana). We want to know the moral deci ...
Introduction to Ethics Lecture 9 The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
... – 2. We could decide whether actions are right or wrong just by consulting the standards of our society. • To find right action we must simply consult our societies moral code. • But then on this view we cannot even criticize our own societies moral code. • But is our societies moral code really per ...
... – 2. We could decide whether actions are right or wrong just by consulting the standards of our society. • To find right action we must simply consult our societies moral code. • But then on this view we cannot even criticize our own societies moral code. • But is our societies moral code really per ...
Cultural Relativism
... Forthcoming, Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed., ed. George Ritzer (Oxford: WileyBlackwell). ...
... Forthcoming, Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed., ed. George Ritzer (Oxford: WileyBlackwell). ...
Philosophy and Ethics
... All values are relative. Existentialist Perspective I make my own good; no one can judge. ...
... All values are relative. Existentialist Perspective I make my own good; no one can judge. ...
Philosophy and Ethics
... All values are relative. Existentialist Perspective I make my own good; no one can judge. ...
... All values are relative. Existentialist Perspective I make my own good; no one can judge. ...
Ethical Theories
... Isn’t ethics different from science because ethics lacks agreement, has no way to resolve disputes, and is not objective? No: • There are wide areas of ethical agreement • Ethical disputes are resolved through reason • In contrast to science, ethical values are “objective” not because they are base ...
... Isn’t ethics different from science because ethics lacks agreement, has no way to resolve disputes, and is not objective? No: • There are wide areas of ethical agreement • Ethical disputes are resolved through reason • In contrast to science, ethical values are “objective” not because they are base ...
Ethical Theories
... values applies to all people and cultures Plato • Cultural Relativism: Moral values are relative to one’s culture; there are Sextus no universally held values Montaigne Empiricus ...
... values applies to all people and cultures Plato • Cultural Relativism: Moral values are relative to one’s culture; there are Sextus no universally held values Montaigne Empiricus ...
