Page 2 Flashcards
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What is moral solipsism?
View isolated individuals make up separate universes
What is subjectivism?
Ethical relativism. All moral principles are justified by virtue
What is the diversity thesis?
Values vary from society to society
What is the dependency thesis?
Derived validity from cultural acceptance.
Criticism of diversity thesis.
Cultures are not as extremely moral diverse as we make them out to be
What is the criticism of the dependency thesis?
It undermines important values.
What is the Principle of tolerance?
There is no objective moral principle, all valid by cultural acceptance
How does conventional ethical relativism undermine important values?
1) leads to subjectivism
2) moral diversity is exaggerated
3) weak dependency doesn’t imply relativism
Criticisms conventionalism leads to subjectivism
Moral reformers are always wrong
What is weak dependency
Application of moral principles depend on culture
What is strong dependency
Moral principles themselves depend on culture
What is moral objectivism
View that universal and objective moral principles are valid for all people and social environments
What is moderate objectivism
Atleast one objective moral principle exists and some moral values shared by all or most cultures
What is moral absolutism
Nonoverrideable moral principles that one ought to never violate
What is the natural law theory
Morality function of human nature and reason can discover valid moral principles by looking at nature of humanity and society
Main idea of natural law theory
Even without knowing if God, reason and essence of our nature we can discover laws necessary for human flourishing
The main parts of the doctrine double effect
1) the nature of the act condition- actions must be morally good or indifferent
2) the means end condition-bad effect must not be means by which one achieves the good effect
Problems with the doctrine double effect (know one of them well)
Some of prescriptions seem patently counterintuitive
Not always clear how closely effect is connected with the intended act
How to describe an act - purpose
Difficulty with absolute version of law. Sees humanity and individuals as having a plan designed by God, so any deviation from the norm is morally wrong
