Chapter 3 Flashcards
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T or F
Culture plays a very influential and crucial role in the development and formation of one’s
moral character
T
There is a particular moral view that claims
that morality is mainly, if not totally,
dependent on one’s cult. This kind of
framework or philosophy is known as
Ethical
Relativism.
It refers to a view or doctrine that ethical
values and beliefs are relative to the time,
place, persons, situations and societies that
hold them
Ethical Relativism
there are no universally valid moral principles; that all moral
values are valid relative to culture or individual
choice
Ethical Relativism
What argument for ethical relativism states that many societies have held beliefs and
practices about morality that are strikingly
different
THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES ARGUMENT
what argument states:
It is believed that people would become more
accepting of moralities of others, no matter
how these may be radically different from their
own.
The argument from respect
What Argument states:
Our values are simply the result of having been
conditioned to behave in a certain way.
Psychological Argument
What Argument states:
- All of us human beings acquire our moral
beliefs by a process of Psychological
Conditioning, upbringing and nothing more
and nothing less
Psychological Argument
What argument states:
As social beings by nature, it is but natural for
people to easily affiliate and conform to be
accepted ethical standards of the particular
group that they belong.
Conformity Argument
What Argument states:
We should be able to prove that some moral
opinions are true and others false. But in fact
we cannot prove which moral opinions are true
and which are false. Therefore, there is no such
thing as objective truth in ethics
Provability Argument
Who made:
so-called negatives in the Filipino
psyche, to determine whether there might be a
positive aspect, a saving face, a silver lining
behind the dark clouds
Prof. Quito
POSITIVE
- It contributes to peace of mind and
lack of stress by not even trying to
achieve
Hiya (Shame)
HIYA (SHAME) Negative
It arrests or inhibits one’s action. T
Hiya (Shame) is associated to this statement from a person “Morality of slaves”
Nietzsche
POSITIVE
- Begins ardently and dies down as soon
as it begins. This trait renders one
inactive and unable to initiate things or
to persevere.
NINGAS-COGON (PROCRASTINATION)
NINGAS-COGON (PROCRASTINATION) Negative
Makes a person non-chalant, detached,
indifferent, should anything go wrong,
and hence conductive to peace and
tranquility.
POSITIVE
- Because one lives for others; peace or
lack of dissension is a constant goal
Pakisama
Negative - Because one closes one’s eyes to evils
like graft and corruption in order to
conserve peace and harmony in a
group at the expense of one’s comfort
Pakisama
POSITIVE
- It is a sign that we know our rights and
are not easily cowed into submission.
PATIGASAN (TEST OF STRENGTH)
NEGATIVE
- Because it is stubborn and resist all
efforts at reconciliation. The trait
makes us childish, vindictive,
irresponsible, irrational
PATIGASAN (TEST OF STRENGTH)
POSITIVE
- Because one relies on a superior power
rather than on one”s own. It is
conductive to humility, modesty and
lack of ignorance.
BAHALA NA (RESIGNATION)
Because one leaves everything to
chance under the pretext of trusting in
Divine providence Negative
BAHALA NA (RESIGNATION)
POSITIVE
- Because one can see both sides of the
picture and know exactly where a
project failed. One will never suffer
from guilt or self recrimination
Kasi (Because, Scapegoat)
NEGATIVE
- Because of one disowns responsibility
and makes a scapegoat out of
someone or something. One is never to
blame; one has a ready alibi for failure
KASI (BECAUSE, SCAPEGOAT)
