Ethics Topic 1: Absolute and Relative Morality 2.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? EthicsASOCR Created by: hannah dawsonCreated on: 16-09-12 16:45 ABSOLUTE a principle which is unviersally binding 1 of 10 CONSEQUENTIALISM The rightness or wrongness of an act is dertermined by the consequenses 2 of 10 CULTURAL RELATIVISM what is right or wrong depends on the culture 3 of 10 DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICS Ethical systems which consider that the moral act itself has a moral value 4 of 10 DESCRIPTIVE ETHICS different cultures and societies have differing ethical systems and so moraltiy is relative 5 of 10 MORAL ABSOLUTISM there is only one correct answer to every moral problem 6 of 10 MORAL OBJECTIVISM Truth is objectively real regardless of culture 7 of 10 MORAL RELATIVISM There is no one universally valid moral principle and so there is no one true morality 8 of 10 SUBJECTIVISM each persons values are relative to that person and so cannot be judged objectively 9 of 10 TELEOLOGICAL ETHICS The moral right or wrong thing to do is determined by the consequences 10 of 10
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