PHILOS 2YY3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Moral Relativism, Cultural Relativism, Subjectivism
17 Sep 2016
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Moral relativism (ethical relativism)- moral principles are relative to culture or individual choice: 1. Subjectivism- morality is personal decision you choose them to be right, no one else chooses them for you: 2. Morality is relative to a culture; has to do with societal acceptance. Moral objectivism- some moral principles are universally valid. E. g. example that cheating is correct in our group, but only our group and not in other groups. Diversity thesis: moral rightness/wrongness of behaviour varies from society to society: 2. Dependency thesis: rightness/wrongness of behaviour depends on society to which you belong: conclusion: there are no absolute or objective moral standards. Objectivist response: response to diversity thesis: Fact of cultural relativism doesn"t establish its truth: response to dependency thesis: Objectivist application of moral principles can depend on beliefs. We could hold a similar moral code but the way it gets applied.
