Absolutism & Relativism Key Words

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A V K R T J U N K U U R F W N A M V E O X
G T E L E O L O G I C A L I X R E R M O P
M A O Q S U B J E C T I V I S M S D S V X
V C C O N S E Q U E N T I A L I S M I S N
R M N S R A A V C C F F M Y T D R J T I H
C U L T U R A L R E L A T I V I S M U F O
M O R A L O B J E C T I V I S M B X L I J
Y H W E U K S I J J C G R C E N H Y O P K
O K B X Y A I F Q N U B D M R A T B S J D
G E J F C W A V K H L V S O A F I M B B D
T V F T D G Y B K R B O X V O U Y B A Y R
E F O D P O C H A K D H K G N S F M L L X
C G R M A J P I H C E V I T O F H H A V T
T E W M O R A L R E L A T I V I S M R W Y
S E G X C X C N F B B T R R U M U E O M D
O D E O N T O L O G I C A L J X M S M X I
B E Y G I V Q F D M P F Q A S V G R W N Q
C L D X X R V F H F J R Q V D X Q H T H I
S R A U D X W A B S O L U T E B K V P K S
A A F F E D E V P J B P B Q Y L F F U V F
F I W E P X T Q M D X R J L U X V C R N F

Clues

  • A principle that is universally binding. (8)
  • Concerned with the purpose or ultimate goal of something. (12)
  • Each person's values are relative to that person and so cannot be judged objectively. (12)
  • Refers to an action that is inherently right or wrong. No account is taken of circumstances or outcome. (13)
  • The rightness or wrongness of an act is determined by its consequences. (16)
  • There are no universally valid moral principles and so there is no one true morality. (5, 10)
  • There is only one correct answer to every moral problem. (5, 10)
  • Truth is objectively real regardless of culture. (5, 11)
  • What is right or wrong depends on the culture. (8, 10)

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