Intro to Ethics
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- Created on: 14-03-17 18:37
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- Intro to Ethics
- about beliefs and values
- what's influenced your perceptions
- Relativism
- no universal principles
- relative to culture
- no such thing as good in itself
- Moral Relativism
- sometimes have to break rules to do the right thing
- General de Gualle
- Cultural relativism
- what is right and wrong depends on culture
- Diversity Thesis
- can be no true morality
- e.g. polygamy
- diversity across and within cultures
- can be no true morality
- Dependancy Thesis
- right and wrong depends upon nature of society
- can't judge other cultures
- Herodotus
- "There is no universal right or wrong"
- forms of behaviour from past can be seen unacceptable today and vice versa
- Absolutism
- forms of behaviour universally wrong/right
- Ethical Absolutism
- objective point of view
- actions are intrinsically right/wrong
- there are eternal moral values applicable everywhere
- deontological approach
- where do the laws come from?
- theist- come from God
- e.g. 10 commandments
- Atheist- a priori knowledge
- theist- come from God
- Graded absolutism
- if conflict between two absolutes follow higher one
- God ==> People ==> Property
- Normative absolutism
- two absolutist theories
- Natural Law
- Kantian Ethics
- two absolutist theories
- Strengths and weaknesses of both
- Relativism
- + respect for cultural diversity
- + makes it only pratical moral philosophy for modern society
- + rejects modern imperialism
- + idea that one society is better than another
- + recognises moral language is culturally based
- +recognizes importance of groups/micro societies
- - ignores that some values are univeral
- - suggests culture sole derminant of morality
- - implies morality is changeless since cultural change rarely happens
- + respect for cultural diversity
- Absolutism
- + gives clear moral judgements
- + quick ethical decisions
- +not based on preferences of individuals
- + all societies share common values
- + dialogue possible between dfferent societies
- + allows possibility of human rights
- - hard to respond to changes
- - ignores cultural differences
- - harsh
- Relativism
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