Moral relativism

“But when it comes to human beings, the only type of cause that matters is final cause, the purpose. What a person had in mind. Once you understand what people really want, you can't hate them anymore. You can fear them, but you can't hate them, because you can always find the same desires in your own heart” (271). In Orson Scott Card’s, Speaker for the Dead, we are met yet again with Ender Wiggin, on a foreign planet, with foreign people, a new foreign alien species, and one he has carried with…

people and make them happy with the control it holds on them. Secondly he shows how people who hold control over other, and can convince them that any other different group of people is less of a human. After, Ishiguro touches on the idea of moral relativism and how in this progressive society misused it to show cloning as something totally fine and acceptable, which makes the vast majority, agree on it. Then he shows how group…

stated his stand regarding the cultural judgment of the “excision” he stated that we, all of the cultures should have at least some of our values or moral codes that each culture has in common. Rachels gives the example of Murder and lying to make his point that we all have some moral codes or virtues that are universal by stating “…there are some moral rules that all societies must have in common, because those rules are necessary for society to exist. The rules against lying and murder are…

on to say that morals are defined culturally based on what the previous generations deemed appropriate. She uses marginalized groups such as homosexuals to illustrate her point more fully. She references ancient Greece where homosexuality did not have a negative connotation and the act was not immoral, however, in certain parts of america homosexuality is looked down upon and gay bashing is commonplace. She uses this example to clearly show that different cultures have different moral standards…

In a world comprised of people who hardly seem different from anyone else, do you believe that people would so readily relinquish their sense of self? The dictionary definition of conformity is the “ compliance with standards, rules or laws.” On the other hand, individuality is defined as “ the quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind, especially when strongly marked.” Bradbury reveals the theme that conformity suppresses…

be wrong. Another argument of objectivists is that the golden rule exists in many different religions and philosophies, seemingly proving that there are standards that all societies hold to be important. In the end, Dr. Porter identifies holes in relativism, because…

The Lack of Sustainable Nutritious Food Solutions Due to Unethical Governance via Land Grabbing for Industrial Agriculture The Land Grab is a prime example of unethical behavior. Government that is intended to enhance the lives of its citizens, but instead ends up “farming them out,” selling them a bill of goods that is not for the citizen’s benefit, but themselves (Verma, 2014). While considering Land Grab tactics, I wonder if Kantian Ethics are applicable. I have serious doubts that the…

Dispersed Freedom We are in a state of randomness. There are times that we follow our instincts (the gut feel) but there are times that we rationally discern and take precautionary measures to every action we make. This randomness of life is coupled with chances. The film Yojimbo started with a wandering Samurai who aimlessly wander and throws a stick in the air for direction. He took the chance to go beyond his wondering state and followed the path the stick will lead him. His fate led him to a…

varying definitions of the word “relativism”. From the early era of the Sophists to the atheist perspective of David Hume, to the theory of ethics from Immanuel Kant, etc. Throughout each of these philosophical categories, we can break each of them down to identify their own definitions, as we will do later. In addition to the concept of ethics, the two main ethical topics in philosophy are both ethical and cognitive relativism. Although we will only discuss ethical relativism, both of these…

culture and morality and than refuses the idea of a universal morality due to the differences in culture. If the Middle East has different morals than the United States, there is no such thing as universal morality. Finally the argument is concluded by stating that if their is no such thing as a universal morality, then morals are relative to ones culture. If morals are not universal then how are they determined? "Class Notes: Meta-ethics." Introduction to Ethics (class Notes: Meta-ethics).…