* Ethical relativism : means that there isn’t rational way to decide that if there is an ethical stander is absolutely true or absolutely false . For example : "drinking" is immoral in the Islamic countries ‚ yet "drinking" is not wrong in the other countries . *The objection to theory of ethical relativism : 1 - Some moral standards are found in all societies : it means there are some ethical acts that are immoral in all societies like : Killing 2- Moral differences do not logically imply
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wrong. It is only when we stop looking at these theories as absolutes that we can begin to explore the possibilities of moral‚ subjective and cultural relativity. I submit that a person’s actions are only right or wrong relative to their particular moral framework. It is wrong to kill is a statement that could be made by one based on his moral and/or cultural beliefs‚ thereby making it a true statement. However‚ the image becomes blurred when that same man is responsible for administering drugs to
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Assess Rachels’ critique of the main argument for normative cultural relativism (NCR)‚ i.e.‚ the Cultural Differences Argument. How might a proponent of NCR respond to Rachels critique? Is the response effective? Why or why not? In this essay‚ I will discuss James Rachels’ article “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism”‚ in which he criticizes the normative cultural relativism argument which is about how different cultures have different moral codes‚ thus there is no single
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Ethical Relativism; No moral truths‚ just relative to the individual/culture. When is different just different and when is it morally problematic? Diversity of standards often leads to issues with regards to; Corruption/work practices/child labour/inferior products/government influence Situation sensitive: need for tolerance/understanding of variety of cultures. Moral diversity: no wrongs/rights‚ based purely on social norms. Shouldn’t pass judgement on situations
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To compare both quotes we first start by examining them individually‚ starting with Bentham. Who according to‚ nature has placed us under the governances of two sovereign masters: pain and pleasure. Bentham‚ who is a utilitarianism explains that this ethical theory is “the sum of every pleasure that results in an action‚ with the exception of those suffering or anyone involved in the action”. For Bentham‚ the greatest accomplishment for humankind is the search for the diminution of pain and to seek
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What is Relativism? Relativistic Stances Relativism can be considered as a philosophical stance which assumes that there is always a claim relative to a dependent or an independent parameter. A relative truth‚ a relative aspect of reality‚ a belief which is relative to a cause and relativistic ethics come under the dependent parameters category. On the other hand‚ independent parameters include factors that influence a relativistic stance such as time‚ gender‚ religion‚ location‚ state of mind
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Relativism and Morality Na’Quisha Powell SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: Erin Schouten March 25‚ 2013 There are moral choices made on a daily basis‚ no matter the culture or race‚ people make these types of choices. The moral choices we make based on our cultures can be viewed on a scale of right and wrong by other cultures. In the writing of “Some Moral Minima”‚ Lenn E. Goodman views several aspects of morality and relativism‚ and argues that certain
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Moral Relativism Moral relativism is an essential aspect of life. Although in excess it can be a social and moral poison. Moral relativism is the position one must hold on what is wrong and what is right in life. On the other aspect‚ the thought is fundamentalism. It is more a less a very dictated way in which every person knows their right and wrong’s. In every way fundamentalism is a very much a one way street with no exists. Therefore‚ it is very straightforward and there is no room for moral
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Sumner County Jail: Reflection Paper I learned that jail‚ as it is boring is actually very helpful to the inmates. They are more focused on helping them get rehabilitated and out of jail as quickly as they can‚ without a recidivism rate going up. They can have jobs‚ but only women can work in the kitchens‚ I believe because there are knives‚ and women are less violent than men‚ most of the time. Also‚ the only people able to have jobs are “trustees‚” which wear a different color jumpsuit than the
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judgement but yet to be true to their name ‘relativist’ they would be practising ‘do not pass judgement’ thus they are preaching to others that they should not do something in order for others to follow relativism. This concludes that relativism is self – refuting because a concept of relativism has been broken in order to follow it. This could be seen as unfair because to put relativist morality into
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