Ethical Relativism Flashcards
it means our judgment about ethics are RELATIVE to something else
Relativism
holds that ethical judgment is connected to our CULTURAL CONTEXT (our society’s point of view)
Cultural Relativism
holds that judgment about morality are relative to an individual’s point of view (an individuals outlook of life)
Individualistic Relativism
is a kind of SKEPTICISM about ethical reasoning - it is skeptical to the idea that there are the right or wrong answers to ethical questions
Ethical Relativism
looking at facts, ethical facts
Skepticism
one of the reasons of skepticism are _ and _ that different culture DISAGREE about moral value
Empirical and Historical Facts
it is the factual or DESCRIPTIVE claim that there are different ideas about values (go with the flow)
Descriptive Ethical Relativism
they cannot stand with their own principle
Descriptive Relativism
it claims that there are no OBJECTIVE or ABSOLUTE values that would allow us to make CRITICISM, depending if it is acceptable to the society
Methaethics Relativism
there IS objective right and wrong
Objectivism and/or Nonrelativism
it holds that ethical judgment and belief are the expressions of the moral outlook and the attitude of an individual
Individual Relativism
holds that ethical values vary from SOCIETY that the basis for moral judgment lies in the SOCIAL CULTURAL views
Cultural Relativism
what is morally right for one depends on what his or her society holds RIGHT
Strong Relativism
he viewed the proponent of perspectivism
Frederick Nietzsche
the idea that there is the only perspective in the world and nothing beyond these perspectives
Perspectivism
is the capabilities approach to ETHICS and HUMAN LIFE
Weak Relativism
they believed that there are central features of human flourishing and human well-being
Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum
we are different from society because our perception is based on our own opinion “the right to live”
True
one wins a certain action did something to the right of life to other people that action is morally wrong
True
the existence of moral diversity among people and culture
The Diversity of Moral View
variety of cultures with different values, we are in no place to judge which culture is right or wrong
Tolerance and Open-mindedness
we cannot be certain of what moral is
Moral Uncertainty
different situation, a difference of perception, what is right for you, can be right for another
Situational Differences
is a view that moral rules or principles have no exceptions and are CONTEXT DEPENDENT
Absolutism
it is the view that there exists a reality independent of those who know it
Moral Realism
it is grounded in the claim that human beings are different and that they should be allowed to flourish in their own way
Moral Pluralism
maker of the prima facie duties
W.D Ross
at the first look, it means that they are duties that are important and valuable at first blush, all other things being equal (duty of a person to the other person)
Prima Facie duties
