absolutism and relativism
- Created by: Katy
- Created on: 19-03-14 22:05
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- moral absolutism
- moral relativism
- more popular than absolutism
- according to protagoras the punishment is dependent on the time and the place
- religion and culture can also help
- subjective based on personal opinion and there is no fixed rule
- it is flexible
- it focuses on the individual
- allows people to take responsibility for their actions
- judgements are always subjective
- it will become very hard for everyone to agree
- no progression of society
- killing always has to be wrong no matter what
- more difficult to apply than relativism
- absolute= true in all situations
- things that are right or wrong no matter what the consequences
- deontological ignores the consequences eg stealing is always wrong in an circumstance
- objective- absolute value system eg murder is always wrong
- 1 duty to god 2 duty to other 3 duty to property
- universal code to measure everything
- enables the un bill of rights
- easy to apply
- lots of people take an absolutist approach eg murder is always wrong
- it doesnt consider the consequences
- no concern for the motive or the outcome
- how do we know what absolute moral are
- moral relativism
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