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ethical relativism — Philosophical view that what is right or wrong and good or bad is not absolute but variable and relative, depending on the person, circumstances, or social situation. Rather than claiming that an action s rightness or wrongness can depend on the… … Universalium
Ethical naturalism — (also called moral naturalism or naturalistic cognitivistic definism[1]) is the meta ethical view which claims that: Ethical sentences express propositions. Some such propositions are true. Those propositions are made true by objective features… … Wikipedia
Ethical formalism — is a type of ethical theory which defines moral judgements in terms of their logical form (e.g., as laws or universal prescriptions ) rather than their content (e.g., as judgements about what actions will best promote human well being). The term… … Wikipedia
Relativism — Compare moral relativism, aesthetic relativism, social constructionism, cultural relativism, and cognitive relativism. Relativism is the idea that some elements or aspects of experience or culture are relative to, i.e., dependent on, other… … Wikipedia
relativism — /rel euh teuh viz euhm/, n. Philos. any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments. [1860 65; RELATIVE + ISM] * * * Any view that maintains that the truth or falsity of statements of a… … Universalium
Ethical subjectivism — is the meta ethical view which claims that: Ethical sentences express propositions. Some such propositions are true. Those propositions are about the attitudes of people.[1] This makes ethical subjectivism a form of cognitivism. Ethical… … Wikipedia
Relativism — • A doctrine which denies, universally or in regard to some restricted sphere of being, the existence of absolute values Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Relativism Relativism … Catholic encyclopedia
Ethical Culture — is a nontheistic religion established by Felix Adler in 1876. The Ethical Culture Movement is an ethical, educational, and religious movement. Individual chapter organizations are generically referred to as Ethical Societies, though their names… … Wikipedia
Ethical implications in contracts — When creating a contract, a negotiator is not only doing so to reach an agreement between two or more parties, but to create an agreement that is durable; whereby parties of the contract are legally bound and committed to its promises (Wade and… … Wikipedia
Ethical calculus — The term ethical calculus, when used generally, refers to any method of determining a course of action in a circumstance that is not explicitly evaluated in one s ethical code. A formal philosophy of ethical calculus is a recent development in… … Wikipedia
