Enlightened absolutism

There are many cultures in the world, from the western culture of America to the Inuit culture of Siberia. Cultural Relativism argues that every culture, no matter how different, is entitled to their own beliefs and other cultures do not have the right to take offense to another culture’s beliefs. This means that morals that may seem correct in one culture may be considered morally wrong by another culture. An argument against cultural relativism would be that if Cultural Relativism were…

In the movie, “The Blind Side”, Michael Orr writes in his paper: “Any fool can have courage. But honor, that 's the real reason for you to either do something or you don 't. It 's who you are and maybe who you want to be”. In John Proctor and Peter Appleton’s case, they both had the courage to stand up to society, but their true honor revealed when they stood up for what they believed in, and whom they wanted to be. Both of the films’, “The Crucible” and “The Majestic”, main characters struggle…

In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” by E. Hemingway, you are introduced to Jig and her boyfriend. It is assumed that jig is pregnant, and she is facing the decision of abortion. Jig is facing morality and has to make the decision to be morally correct, or morally incorrect. Her boyfriend is encouraging her to have the operation, but she is questioning whether she should or not. Abortion today is one of the most argued over and discussed topics. Decided whether it is moral or immoral…

Act Utilitarianism Versus Rule Utilitarianism Act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism are two utilitarian moral theories which determine the moral status of actions based on consequences. I will begin by explaining what act utilitarianism is and its appeal. Then I will argue that although act utilitarianism is appealing, it is flawed because it conflicts with intuitive moral verdicts concerning individual rights, and that it is an impractical theory to implement. Afterwards, I will describe…

The argument between creation and evolution has been mostly taken from a very technical scientific point of view. Not usually form a moral, philosophical stand point. Science states what can be observed and seen. It cannot tell how the earth was formed or why it was formed. In order to make these arguments make sense, one needs to understand the effect of morality in each of the two arguments. No one alive today can prove that either evolution is the right kind of science or that creation is the…

Righteous. What does it mean to be righteous? The definition of righteous is to be morally right or justifiable, but is that the only definition? How do we know if someone has the quality of righteousness? It all depends on one’s opinion of what they believe is righteous through their own morals and beliefs. Bilbo demonstrates righteousness on multiple occasions through the book. He takes some reasonable and just actions at times and there are other moments where you could question his…

It is assumed that within everyone there is an inscribed understanding of right and wrong and what decent human behavior should be. However, this is not always the case because if it were true, there would be no evil or wrong in the world. Also people have different definitions of “decent behavior” and what they view is right. The book describes different situations where people do different things and have different outcomes because their beliefs are different. With this it is shown that the…

Charles M. Schulz once famously said, “There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people. Religion, politics, and the great Pumpkin” (Goodreads). These issues cut to the core of the individual’s most sacred values and, therefore, don’t lend themselves to polite conversation, let alone compromise. Therefore, most people avoid the topics or engage in rhetorical battle. Fox news reported about police suspending an “alleged” fraternity gang rape charge and now there is a division…

what is meant by moral absolutism. [25] Moral absolutism is the ethical belief that there are absolute standards against which morality can be judged, and that actions are intrinsically right or wrong, regardless of the context of the act, or the culture, time or place. Moral absolutists believe that there is a universal set of absolutes which are true for all time, in all place and all situations, and every person has an obligation to follow these absolutes. Moral absolutism is…

Before reading Mere Christianity, I questioned my faith a little in terms of where God is in my life. I know there is a God, but I didn’t know why he is always silent in the time of need. I didn’t know why we had morals and why there were important to society. Also, I didn’t understand why there was suffering in the world. C.S Lewis’ teachings in Mere Christianity made me question the topic of morality, why there are goodness and badness in the world, and how the goodness of God lives inside…