Explain the difference between absolutist and relativist ethics. The Absolutist theory is the theory that certain things are right or wrong from an objective point of view and cannot change according to culture. Certain actions are intrinsically right or wrong‚ which means they are right or wrong in themselves. This is also known as deontological. The relativist theory is the theory that there are no universally valid moral principles. All principles and values are relative to a particular culture
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What are the challenges to the relativist position? Which one resonates with you most and why? The challenges one faces when supporting the relativist position are complex and variable‚ as there is no fine line that is applicable to all situations as a whole. The reasoning behind this is due to different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds‚ which often represent different morals‚ values‚ ethics‚ and belief systems. All of those attribute and further point to the subjectivity and controversial
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Relativist Morality is unfair discuss Relativist morality could be seen as unfair‚ when looked at closely and seen from critics’ point of view it becomes clear that it is easy to question perhaps because of its weakness as a moral system. The weakness could somewhat be perceived as making Relativist morality unfair. A relativist cannot pass judgement but yet to be true to their name ‘relativist’ they would be practising ‘do not pass judgement’ thus they are preaching to others that they should
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Explain the origins and key ideas behind Absolutist and Relativist ethics. The Absolutist theory is that certain actions are right or wrong from an objective point of view; it doesn’t change according to culture. People are considered to have rational and self-determination – it means they are capable of making choices and acting upon them. So‚ someone who looks at something from a absolutist point of view doesn’t look at the result or the consequence of an action but the action itself‚ (they disregard
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There are three potential conclusions that can be drawn regarding relativist and absolute theology. The first is that a relativist viewpoint is adopted‚ whereby it is accepted that everyone is right in their own way‚ and thus religious tolerance and respect draws upon a seemingly neutral stance where everyone is free to believe their own religion (as long as they accept that other people are right too). The difficulty with this argument is‚ as Cooling (2002) and Pike (2013) maintain‚ neutrality
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Unfair Competition Unfair competition in a sense means that the competitors compete on unequal terms‚ because favourable or disadvantageous conditions are applied to some competitors but not to others; or that the actions of some competitors actively harm the position of others with respect to their ability to compete on equal and fair terms. It contrasts with fair competition‚ in which the same rules and conditions are applied to all participants‚ and the competitive action of some does not harm
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The colonists felt that the british government was being unfair‚ and rightfully so. The british was pressing unfair taxes onto the colonists in order to gain money to fix their own problems. This was a smart move for the british considering that the colonists didn’t have much firepower.... Or at least that’s what the British thought. Picture in your head if you were being taxed for a lot of money by someone who had absolute power‚ and you had no say in the matter. How would you feel? The American
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Running Head: UNFAIR TREATMENT Is There Unfair Treatment for Women in Prison? LaSonja Johnson Kaplan University CM223: Effective Writing II for Criminal Justice Majors Professor Vineski September 1‚ 2009 Women are thought to be gentler sex and the softer side of our humanity. But some women do commit crimes‚ and when they do‚ we want to know why. What drove them to commit those crimes? Was it an abusive husband? Was it drugs? Was it envy… fear… lust? With all questions still
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An unfair punishment A chilly Sunday morning‚ my window presented a magnificent view. The snow covered the whole backyard and reflected back the weak‚ wintry sunlight.i was sitting in my creaky old chair trying to solve a math’s algebraic question. My mind was in a total confusion as I had no idea of solving the equation. Dancing the pen in my hand I thought harder and harder about the question that was sitting in front of me‚ waiting to be untangled. It was like a detective story‚ were the situation
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work for him before choosing to dismiss him. 2. Explain your understanding of the term ‘unfair dismissal’ ‚and provide examples of three fundamental questions that an Employment Tribunal would be seeking answer to ‚when considering whether or not to find a dismissal unfair . The employee need to have at least one year’s continuous employment with an employer to be able to bring an employment claim for unfair dismissal‚ Unless this employee former employer can provide that the dismissal was
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