Ethical Reletivism

Question 1

Ethical Reletivism

Answer 1

what is wrong or right depends on what some human person or people think

Question 2

Motivations for Ethical Reletivism

Answer 2

existence of Moral Opinions, a desire for tolerance and freedom, Absolutism is false

Question 3

Massive Variance of opinion

Answer 3

Because of the variation we can’t tell people what they are doing is wrong because our opinions is just as true to us as theirs is to them

Question 4

Problems with Variation of Opinions

Answer 4

Some people are just going to be mistaken, beliefs can be wrong

Question 5

Desire for Tolerance/Freedom

Answer 5

We must be tolerant, other people are none of my busniess

Question 6

Problems with Tolerance

Answer 6

Someways promotes extreme intolerance, burning people at the stake is right because they think its right

Question 7

Absolutism is false

Answer 7

Some killings are not wrong so ethical relativism must be true

Question 8

Problems with the absolutism is false argument

Answer 8

there are other options, false dilemma

Question 9

Group Ethical Reletivism

Answer 9

An act is morally permissible or wrong because an agents group thinks it is

Question 10

Problems with group ethical relativism

Answer 10

1. Overlapping groups/contradictions
2. Tyranny of the majority
3. Hitler Objection

Question 11

Problems with individual relativism

Answer 11

1. Ignores the victims point of view
2. Permits punishing of the innocent
3. Hitler objection

Question 12

Individual Ethical relativism

Answer 12

An act is morally permissible or wrong because the agency thinks it is.

Question 13

Wrong for Person P

Answer 13

2 ways to look at it: wrong for P to do it, or wrong according to P

Question 14

Problems with “Wrong for person P”

Answer 14

This argument is empty and circular and not at all interesting