Ethical relativism is a view on morality stating that there are no universally accepted moral principles. Morality varies from one culture to another and no society has the right to impose their view of morality on other societies. Ethical relativism can be summed up to mean that morals are derived from what is culturally acceptable in any given society. ER is made up of two theses. The first is the diversity thesis‚ which simply says that moral practices are diverse across cultures. Ruth Benedict
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Law and Ethics essay For the purpose of this assignment I will look at the legal and ethical aspects involved in the following scenario and this will be discussed. I will take into consideration both the deontological and consequentialism theory. Laws relevant to this scenario will be looked at. Scenario To maintain confidentiality the name of the patient has been changed. The patient D is 60 years old male who had kidney cancer he had been admitted to the hospital for further treatment. On
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whether it took place hundreds of years ago. Stealing is just one of those things which is universally wrong and knows that even if they don’t obey the rules. Strengths Weaknesses . It provides a fixed ethical code to judge actions with . Clear guidelines of behaviour. . Absolutism enables us to have a UN Declaration of human rights . Equality- same rules apply to everyone. . Life contains many situations which people instinctively take an absolutist
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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES/THEORIES Situation Ethics o Situation ethics views Pornography as moral if and only if it is used in moderation and with the right mind set of the individual to use it to benefit oneself or others in a good way. A married couple who are unable to show their love to each other can use a type of pornography called “cybersex” to help them cope up with the loneliness of being away from their loved one. o But if an individual indulges his/herself into pornography to harm
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Explain a theory of religious ethics An example of a theory of religious ethics is Jewish ethics. Judaism is a deontological theory as we have laws‚ and it is our duty to fulfil them. The main aspect of Jewish ethics is that it is monotheistic‚ meaning there is one G-d with one moral system for all Jews to follow. Thus‚ Judaism is heteronomous as the laws are G-d given. Judaism is a monotheistic religion‚ meaning there is one G-d with one moral system in which we must all abide by. This is evident
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interest of the child. This paper explores the parental rights of reunification with their child and the impact of reuniting the child to the natural parents against the child’s will. Ethical Consideration Rule-based theory focuses on the right or wrong intention behind the consequences (Kamm‚ 2008). End-Based theory focuses on by doing the right act will result in a good outcome. Parent Factor The child was removed from her parent custody by court order due to their addiction to drugs and placed
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carrying out such duties is the basis of many democratic countries which provide their citizens with the necessary means for living on the belief that providing these services are for the betterment of society and its people’s well-being. One legal theory that exemplify how our government are structured is explained by deontology which is an ethic by which focuses on actions which are guided by moral obligations‚ while consequentialist ethic have based itself on the principle of‚ if the goal is morally
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Procedural History The husband of Theresa Schiavo‚ Michael Schiavo petitioned to court to allow the end of life-prolonging procedures for his paralyzed wife Theresa. His wish was granted but the parent’s of Theresa were very upset with this decision. After a trial‚ Michael and Theresa’s parents both presented evidence to the court. The leaders of the court found clear evidence that Theresa would want to end life-prolonging procedures herself‚ if she were capable of making her own decision. The decision
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people should live their lives in accordance of distinguishing the right actions from wrong actions (Boatright‚ 2007‚ p. 7). In ethics normative theory propose different principles on how society can deal with this dilemma and that is through the introduction of deontological and theological ethical system. Deontological ethics or non-consequentialist theory requires people to do the right thing simply because it is the right thing to do regardless of its consequences (Barry‚ Sansburry‚ & Shaw
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For example‚ the privatisation of foster care in the United Kingdom‚ which is becoming increasingly popular (Steen and Smith‚ 2012) can be argued as a deontological approach from the government’s point of view. The deontological ethics theory focuses on the morality of the action and not the consequences of that action (Encyclopædia Britannica‚ 2015). Caring for vulnerable members in society is a duty‚ privatisation meets the increasing demands of re-homing children‚ therefore the English
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