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study of ethics: general inquiry into what is good
...
moral skepticism view that there is no objective truth in ethics
3 kinds of skepticism - nihilism
- subjectivism
- relativism
nihilism there are no moral truths to be had
subjectivism moral truths vary from person to person
relativism moral truths vary from culture to culture
ethical objectivism there are certain factual moral standards (ex.
murder is wrong) that are INDEPENDENT of what
society thinks
, a moral skeptic would say that just a matter of opinion
morality and ethics are ...
nobody is in a position to criticize your moral
views since it's just a matter of opinion
conventional / descriptive ethics (+ what people believe, what they follow
example)
EX. diff cultures have different moral codes that
the people in them generally follow
what did JAMES RACHELS claim in different moral codes have led people to
response to different moral codes? endorse MORAL RELATIVISM
cultural differences argument 1. Different cultures have different moral codes.
2. Therefore, there is no objective "truth" in
morality. Right and wrong are only matters of
opinion, and opinions vary from culture to
culture.
is the cultural differences argument NO
sound?
- conclusion does not follow the premise
- PREMISE = what people believe
- CONCLUSION = reality
2 positive lessons from cultural 1. we should not assume all of our preferences
relativism have a rational basis (many are just a feature of
our society)
2. views might be a product of socialization etc --
> this reflection inspires humility
arguments for moral skepticism TOLERANCE
supposed that one can only sustain
a commitment to _______ on moral
skepticism
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study of ethics: general inquiry into what is good
...
moral skepticism view that there is no objective truth in ethics
3 kinds of skepticism - nihilism
- subjectivism
- relativism
nihilism there are no moral truths to be had
subjectivism moral truths vary from person to person
relativism moral truths vary from culture to culture
ethical objectivism there are certain factual moral standards (ex.
murder is wrong) that are INDEPENDENT of what
society thinks
, a moral skeptic would say that just a matter of opinion
morality and ethics are ...
nobody is in a position to criticize your moral
views since it's just a matter of opinion
conventional / descriptive ethics (+ what people believe, what they follow
example)
EX. diff cultures have different moral codes that
the people in them generally follow
what did JAMES RACHELS claim in different moral codes have led people to
response to different moral codes? endorse MORAL RELATIVISM
cultural differences argument 1. Different cultures have different moral codes.
2. Therefore, there is no objective "truth" in
morality. Right and wrong are only matters of
opinion, and opinions vary from culture to
culture.
is the cultural differences argument NO
sound?
- conclusion does not follow the premise
- PREMISE = what people believe
- CONCLUSION = reality
2 positive lessons from cultural 1. we should not assume all of our preferences
relativism have a rational basis (many are just a feature of
our society)
2. views might be a product of socialization etc --
> this reflection inspires humility
arguments for moral skepticism TOLERANCE
supposed that one can only sustain
a commitment to _______ on moral
skepticism
