making an ethical decision is to act‚ and then reflect on the decision later. 3. What is Ethical Relativism? Ethical Relativism means that there is no general right and wrong. To elaborate on that‚ what we do as Americans may not be viewed as ethically right in a different country such as Korea‚ but that does not mean one country is right and the other is wrong. Ethical Relativism is determined by a specific group of people or culture. There are two different forms of
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or unethical. Each decision whether it is based on company or personal ground rules will have its own set of implications. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the impacts of ethics on decision-making‚ discuss the elements of an ethically defensible decision‚ define what the ground rules are; what they could be and what they should be‚ discuss the ethical implications of the decision‚ and explain how the decision may change the ground rules. Ethics is a standard that tells us how we should
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Morality can differ in every culture and society because of how different people are and how disconnected everyone are in the world. Due to this‚ people have made up idea called cultural relativism. Cultural relativism means each individual understands everyone’s beliefs and activities. But there are many issues that challenges this idea. Furthermore‚ because there are many different cultures in the world there are many different moral codes. For an example the Greeks and the Callatians practice
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Theory Summary This is an outline and summary of three of the most prominent ethical theories in the history of philosophy. (Note that all three of these represent different ethical absolutist/universalist theories. A view known as ethical relativism follows these.) Please take this as a sketch that invites you to investigate these ethical theories further. After each brief sketch‚ I will provide some web links that will be helpful to read. Virtue Ethics (especially Aristotle) From
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situation based on ethical relativism‚ ethical egoism‚ deontological ethics and teleological ethics. There is a very fine line when taking action in today’s juvenile youth system. The laws are different concerning youth; therefore‚ every ethical situation is different and can be detrimental to the staff and the youth involved. This situation with Brian and Daren can be considered and compared to the ethics that best fit. Ethical Relativism Ethical relativism is based on the theory that
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Identify the problems associated with ethical and cultural relativisms. Ethical relativism holds that no universal standards or rules can be used to guide or evaluate the morality of an act. This view argues that people set their own moral standards for judging their actions. Only the individual’s self-interest and values are relevant for judging his or her behavior. The logic of ethical relativism also extends to cultures. Cultural relativists would argue that firms and business
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Conventional Morality and Ethical Relativism I - Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory The theory holds that moral reasoning‚ the basis for ethical behavior‚ has six identifiable developmental stages‚ each more adequate at responding to moral dilemmas than its predecessor. Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development | | | | | Level One: Pre-conventional Morality | Stage 1: Punishment-Obedience Orientation | | Stage 2: Instrumental Relativist Orientation | Level Two: Conventional
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Legalizing Marijuana Marc Dalcin Dr. Marie Carroll Ashford Intro To Ethics And Social Responsibility 08/10/12 Marijuana has been at the center of a heated debate regarding its legalization. It has received both criticism and praise in equal measure. Critics refer to marijuana as a “devil weed” while supporters have often referred it to a “miracle drug.” Despite the different references to marijuana‚ there has been a prolonged debate on whether it
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Explain the origins and key ideas behind Absolutist and Relativist ethics. The Absolutist theory is that certain actions are right or wrong from an objective point of view; it doesn’t change according to culture. People are considered to have rational and self-determination – it means they are capable of making choices and acting upon them. So‚ someone who looks at something from a absolutist point of view doesn’t look at the result or the consequence of an action but the action itself‚ (they disregard
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morality is a true sense of justice. As Melville J. Herskovitz indicates who is in favor of the cultural relativism notion‚ "Morality is a diverse unique variation of codes and ethics threat arises from culture to culture‚ belief to belief." He argues that we cannot judge society based on its laws‚ and that we have to right to declare them inhumane. The pro’s of his argument supporting cultural relativism are that we as a superior society in the United States need to respect the laws and traditions as
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