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Value Theory
Ethics: moral goodness, obligations, principles, justification; why be moral?
Social-Political Philosophy: justice, rights, responsibilities, the state, law
Aesthetics: art, beauty Meaning of life
Cultural Relativism:Moral values are relative to one’s culture
There are no universally held values–Objection: this is simply false; universal
values are interpreted differently
Ethical Absolutism: one set of moral values applies to all people and cultures
Relative vs. absolute Subjective vs. objective
Ethical relativism:no set of values ought to be applied to allObjections:• The existence of moral differences does not justify them (“is does not imply ought”)
• If a culture’s values were always “right,” there could be no moral development or progress
• We would have to tolerate even cruel cultures• It is difficult to define the boundaries of which
culture or subculture a person’s acts reflect
(Naturalistic Fallacy)
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