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4 days ago · Learning Objectives - On completing this chapter, you will be able to: Distinguish between Normative Ethics, Metaethics, and Applied Ethics. Define and evaluate Ethical Realism and a metaethical position. Discuss Moral Relativism and the Divine Command Theory as two forms of ethical conventionalism.
5 days ago · According to Ima Relativist's definition, Cultural Relativism can be expressed most clearly by the notion that “X is good” means “The majority approves of X.” In Ima Subjectivist's perspective, "good" pertains to social approval. Subjectivism proposes that "X is good" means “I like X.”
5 days ago · Under an anthropological perspective, cultural relativism is what argues that there are no customs, beliefs, languages, or traditions of one culture that are superior or inferior to any other. However, the dominating or opposing perspective of cultural relativism is ethnocentrism.
1 day ago · Meta-ethics asks abstract questions about the nature and sources of morality. It analyzes the meaning of ethical concepts, like right action and obligation. It also investigates whether ethical theories can be true in an absolute sense and how to acquire knowledge of them. Normative ethics encompasses general theories of how to distinguish ...
1 day ago · The book's distinction resides in its exploration and rapid rejection of epistemological scepticism - what I call post-empiricism. From the first chapter Carr accepts relativism would an unacceptable price to pay for imposing the historian on the past beyond his narrow definition of dialogue.
3 days ago · This study session mainly focuses on ethical issues that you may face in your day-to-day practice and introduces some of the mechanisms you can use in order to resolve them. Learning Outcomes for Study Session 7. When you have studied this session, you should be able to: 7.1 Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
5 days ago · Hayden White is a controversial figure in the world of history. Study any textbook on the theory and philosophy of history, and you will be assured that his 1973 book Metahistory marked a revolutionary turning point in historical theory. It marked what came to be known as the ‘linguistic turn’ in historical theory, and has inspired legions ...
