Essays Tagged: "Moral relativism"

"Lord of the Flies" Philosophical Essay .

ould meet our natural needs, if they do, then they are really good and right.Mortimer's believes in moral relativism, and his first main idea was that our moral rights depend on the society we belong ... call it good-you may be following only what appears to be good. He said that for those people whose moral judgment is based on personal taste calling an action good or bad is like saying "I like choco ...

(5 pages) 53 0 2.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Ethical Relativism and Ethical Absolutism.

Everyone has morals. People in all different parts of the world believe in one thing or another. Ethics along wit ... nt parts of the world believe in one thing or another. Ethics along with other sciences study these moralities. Ethical relativism and ethical absolutism are two views that many social scientists are ... any social scientists are studying. These scientists are especially fascinated by how different the moralities are in different societies. Here, it is important to understand how people behave or what ...

(1 pages) 166 0 4.5 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Questioning Morals : Do universally valid morals exist?

Do universally valid morals exist or are they merely relative to cultural approval or individual choice?When I first bega ... clear opinion in this matter, I researched the issue and discovered as many arguments for universal morals as against.To summarize these arguments, the doctrine that moral principles are valid only re ... he doctrine that moral principles are valid only relative to cultural orindividual choice is called moral relativism. It denies that there are any independently justified moralprinciples, insisting ra ...

(2 pages) 67 2 1.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Socratic Definitions

e kind of question that revolutionized philosophy: "What is it?"2. Usually raised about significant moral or aesthetic qualities (e.g., justice, courage, wisdom, temperance, beauty).3. Such questions ... alse.II. The Importance of Socratic DefinitionsA. They are objective.1. Socrates was opposed to the moral relativism of the Sophists.2. He believed that there were objective moral standards; that they ...

(8 pages) 96 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

The ethical theory of emotivism~ how does emotion influence our moral decishions

Are morals based on emotion?For moral statements to be pure emotion is an emotive view of ethics. Emotiv ... otion?For moral statements to be pure emotion is an emotive view of ethics. Emotivists believe that moral decisions or statement should be made based on emotion. A philosopher who believed very strong ... wards the action issued. However since different persons have different feelings. The conclusion of moral decision cannot be either 'right' or 'wrong' but both.If moral statements were based purely on ...

(2 pages) 79 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards

ng the performances and achievements of public officials. People trend to establish the ethical and moral criterias to judge the quality of a public official, while as is known to us, to be an effecti ... e leader, public officials should hold more characteristics significant rather than the ethical and moral merits.Undoubtedly, people, no matter what roles they act as, should maintain the highest ethi ...

(2 pages) 63 0 4.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Cultural relativism; Moral relativism; Subjectivism

Cultural relativism is the piece of the ethical pie that states differentcultures have different moral beliefs. What may be acceptable to oneculture may be unheard of in another culture. There is n ... table to oneculture may be unheard of in another culture. There is no "Universal truth"(Elements of Moral Philosophy Rachels 18).Moral relativism is more of the idea that a statement needs to be follo ...

(1 pages) 80 0 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Ethical Relativism and the Hindu Culture

Ethical Relativism tells us that our moral beliefs tend to reflect the culture in which we grew up in. If this is so, there can be no uni ... ries such as Kantianism would have us believe. Because people in different societies make different moral judgments regarding the same action, the argument seems to be, they must accept different mora ... seems to be, they must accept different moral standards. If this is true, there can be no universal moral standards. This then leads to the idea that cultures are morally infallible; after all, if cul ...

(1 pages) 46 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

"All ethical statements are relative." By examining the justifications for - and implications of - making this claim, decide whether or not you agree with it.

ght will vary accordingly. Therefore, ethical relativism is a theory about the legitimacy status of moral principles, according to which changing and even conflicting moral principles are considered t ... lture but questionable in another. These differences lead us to question the existence of universal moral principles or whether morality is merely a matter of "cultural taste." According to the theory ...

(5 pages) 71 0 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Ethical Relativism.

Ethical relativism seems to be a term that means there is no true right or wrong, only what you believe is t ...

(2 pages) 96 0 4.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Ethics

om one situation to another, and may even contradict one another. This view of ethics is similar to moral relativism, and is contradictory to moral universalism, and moral absolutism.Definitions of te ... practical application, and a contrast to deontological ethics and utilitarian ethicsIn philosophy, moral relativism is the position that moral or ethical propositions do not reflect absolute or unive ...

(1 pages) 150 0 2.3 Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Ethical Issues in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy

aminated water, have been denied their right to a safe environment.Cultural relativism implies that moral values are completely defined by cultural contexts, and there is no universal standard of mora ... mes. As long as we stay within our own cultural environment, this is no problem since we simply act morally as our society dictates. However, multinationals face the problem of relativism directly by ...

(3 pages) 50 0 5.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

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thical relativism is an ethical judgment and also includes beliefs. This is an expression that uses moral outlooks and the attitudes of individuals. An easy way to say it is people have their ethical ... ral relativism is an ethical view that varies from society to society. It is based on the basis for moral judgments lying in social or cultural views. The easiest way to describe this is people should ...

(1 pages) 8 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Difference Between Individuals And Social Or Cultu

thical relativism is an ethical judgment and also includes beliefs. This is an expression that uses moral outlooks and the attitudes of individuals. An easy way to say it is people have their ethical ... ral relativism is an ethical view that varies from society to society. It is based on the basis for moral judgments lying in social or cultural views. The easiest way to describe this is people should ...

(1 pages) 21 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Individual Behavior and Communication

terpersonal framework" (Ackoff, 1985).The individual behavior in an organization frequently demands moral relativism when mitigating the dealings. Let us take for example; any one may argue that insid ... side the organization" (Hall, 1980).Ethical communication responsibility of individuals indicates a moral responsibility to a number of bigger clusters or social structure. Family, society, and organi ...

(8 pages) 63 0 5.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Ethics Essay - Moral Relativism

on of my objections and my reasons for my objections against the diversity and dependency thesis of moral relativism, which are outlined below.Let me begin with a definition of 'moral relativism'. It ... group. Thus showing that different cultural groups of people have different perspectives on what is morally right or wrong.Pojman (2006) found that moral relativism has two main arguments:1.Diversity ...

(4 pages) 89 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Ethical Philosophy

Ethical � PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT �1� Ethical PhilosophyIn philosophy, moral relativism is the position that moral or ethical propositions do not reflect absolute or unive ... single standard by which to assess an ethical proposition's truth. Relativistic positions often see moral values as applicable only within certain cultural boundaries or the context of individual pref ... ces (Moral Relativism). An extreme relativist position might suggest that it is meaningless for the moral or ethical judgments or acts of one person or group to be judged by another, though most relat ...

(5 pages) 80 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Compare Lenn E. Goodman's article "In Some Moral Minima" with Relativism theory.

The Moral Principles of Society�"But you agree that doing wrong is "uglier" than suffering wrong. ... you agree that doing wrong is "uglier" than suffering wrong." - Socrates in Plato's GorgiasIn "Some Moral Minima", Lenn E. Goodman (Goodman, 2010) posited not only ethical and moral reasoning, but uni ... rocities from past to present. These are not new issues that philosophers and scholar's debate, but moral issues and the unjustness of them have been debated since 300 B.C. and perhaps earlier. Mr. Go ...

(7 pages) 0 0 0.0 Jan/2013

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Morality Not Necessary Linked to Religion

Morality Not Necessary Linked to ReligionThrough human history religion has played a big role to def ... us texts, such as the Bible or The Quran,and its authorities, God, say in order to find out what is morally right - defined as a system of ideas of right and wrong behavior. The Divine Command Theory ... as of right and wrong behavior. The Divine Command Theory defends that in fact God commands what is morally right and forbids what is morally wrong. But is there really a connection between what is mo ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Jun/2013

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Morality Not Necessary Linked to Religion

Morality Not Necessary Linked to ReligionThrough human history religion has played a big role to def ... us texts, such as the Bible or The Quran,and its authorities, God, say in order to find out what is morally right - defined as a system of ideas of right and wrong behavior. The Divine Command Theory ... as of right and wrong behavior. The Divine Command Theory defends that in fact God commands what is morally right and forbids what is morally wrong. But is there really a connection between what is mo ...

(3 pages) 4 0 0.0 Jun/2013

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy