Moral relativism

Leininger 14260336 Culture relativism is a great idea that many believe come with consequence but those consequences are not that critical. Culture relativism in a brief definition is that moral codes are based on individual societies. You can compare different cultures to see how this can be true along with exploring the consequences that come along with it. Culture Relativism is an idea that few believe to be correct and true to live by. When defining culture relativism there are many…

A Moral Outcome The army states in ADRP 1-0 "The Army" that, “The Army ethic is the evolving set of laws, values and beliefs, deeply embedded within the core of the profession’s culture and practiced by its members to motivate and guide the conduct of individual members bound together in common moral purpose.” There is an intense issue with this as the Army struggles to meet the bedrock requirements of a profession, chiefly that using the words evolving and deeply embedded in the same…

went against your values, harmed someone, or did something that just was wrong? Did you think you were still a moral person after your actions? Most people will probably answer yes to both of the questions. When an individual breaks society’s moral codes they can still think of their selves as moral members of society by a theory called techniques of neutralization. When one breaks the moral code, techniques of neutralization provide rationales to justify why people violate society’s norms.…

Can a murderer’s philosophy be moral? Some of life 's hardest problems require one to take a moral stance on an issue. The difficult part is not the action of taking the stance, but figuring out if that stance would be seen as moral. The morality of such stances cause debates all over the world, as the morality of the stance can differ from person to person. As Benedict states, “A normal action is one which falls well within the limits of expected behavior for a particular society,” and the…

(Malakata, 2015) It also indicates that “The careless disposal of electronic equipment can cause significant health and environmental risks.” (Malakata, 2015) In my opinion, dumping raises moral standard because the action affects human welfare and/or environmental. An ethical relativist will probably say that moral depends on the culture or society. In the case of E-waste, they may justify that it helps to create jobs for people who live in the third world countries. An organization that…

The Traditional Understanding Although a key issue in contemporary times, relativism dates back to the beginnings of Western philosophy. As Baghramian (2015) notes, the earliest documented source on relativism can be traced back to Plato’s account of the Sophist Philosopher Protagoras of Abdera (490-420BC) who, during a period of increased contact between people of different cultures in ancient Athens, claimed that “Man is the measure of all things; of the things that are, that they are; and of…

The objectivity of moral values has been questioned greatly through out time. So, do objective morals and values really exist? Or are we so enamored with the idea that there is a standard universal code to follow for guidance. In his piece “The Subjectivity of Values” J.L Mackie states that, “There are no objective values.”(Landau175) The moral subjectivists uphold the idea that moral claims are only true, if they are objectively true. But what makes these true? Consequently what establishes…

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 considered to be fact societies could not criticize…

Philosophy paper on relativism and weather I agree or disagree In the following paper I will be discussing relativism, more specifically cultural and ethical relativism and weather I agree or disagree with that philosophy. Cultural revisits state that “no particular moral or ethical position can actually be considered “right” or “wrong.” Ethical relativism states that …”whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced”. I agree with…

knowledge of a subject is inevitably partial and limited by the individual perspective from which it is viewed. Nietzsche is widely regarded as one of the most influential philosophers in the nineteenth century for his challenging of christianity and moral systems. This is a look at Nietzsche’s perspectivism and its quest for philosophical and epistemological truth. I will be looking deeply into perspectivism and then finding its inevitable failings as a philosophical and epistemological system…