Theories Of Ethical Relativism
Relativism is the idea that one's beliefs and values are understood in terms of one's society, culture, or even one's own individual values. You may disagree with someone and believe your view is superior, relative to you as an individual; more often, relativism is described in terms of the values of the community in which one lives. The view of ethical relativism regards values as determined by one's own ethical standards, often those provided by one's own culture and background. Rather than insisting that there are moral absolutes, moral claims must be interpreted in terms of how they reflect a person's viewpoint; moral claims are then said to be "right in a given culture" or "wrong for a given society." Perhaps one person lives in a culture where having a sexual relationship outside of marriage is regarded as one of the worst things a person can do; in this culture a person engaging in extramarital sex may be punished or even forced to leave. But another culture might have a considerably different
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Egoism—specifically ethical egoism—argues that our moral evaluations should be made in terms of our desires and goals. Something that promotes what I want is regarded as right; something that interferes with what I want, or prevents me from reaching my goals, is regarded as wrong.
I live in Georgia, Columbus GA to be exact. And we have a lot of homeless people. My daughter and I were In the car and I gave a man some money. We were on our way to the movies. When we got the there she wanted candy and popcorn. I informed her that she could only get one because I had given the money to the man. She was livid. I explained that it was not right to be angry because we helped him. It made her feel better, And then after I told her we would be blessed in return she felt ok. That was an example of ethical
Egoism—specifically ethical egoism—argues that our moral evaluations should be made in terms of our desires and goals. Something that promotes what I want is regarded as right; something that interferes with what I want, or prevents me from reaching my goals, is regarded as wrong.
I live in Georgia, Columbus GA to be exact. And we have a lot of homeless people. My daughter and I were In the car and I gave a man some money. We were on our way to the movies. When we got the there she wanted candy and popcorn. I informed her that she could only get one because I had given the money to the man. She was livid. I explained that it was not right to be angry because we helped him. It made her feel better, And then after I told her we would be blessed in return she felt ok. That was an example of ethical