Ethics Essay on the different between absolute and relative morality.
Explain with examples, the main differences between absolute and relative morality
Absolute morality is that something is always good or bad, there are no grey areas take for instance a roman catholic who strictly follows the popes teachings, they will probably take an absolute morality view on abortion like when Pope John Paul 2nd stated in a speech in 1995 that “I confirm that the direct and voluntary killing on an innocent human being is always gravely immoral.” Can suggest a belief that there are no greys lines between the subject. On the other hand relative morality is when there are things that are good and bad, but it depends on the situation whether it was the right thing to do or not. An example would be for instance a woman who has been sleeping around constantly and got pregnant but wanted an abortion could be seen as frowned upon for being immoral because she isn’t taking the right safety measures and it’s her own fault for getting pregnant, but on the other hand it could be seen as morally right if a 12 year old girl is raped by a family member and becomes pregnant in the process, this is taking every situation at face value and different.
There’s a big difference between Absolute and Relative morality when it comes to the topic of abortion. A roman catholic could argue that if someone has had an abortion it’s breaking natural law and therefore seen as murder by some Roman Catholic’s this is suggested by Mother Teresa when she opposed abortion, in a talk she gave in Norway on when she was awarded the 1979 Nobel Prize for Peace, she called abortion "the greatest destroyer of peace today". She further asserted that, "Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want. This can be seen as deontological view because she was gravely concerned with the act itself and how she felt it went against natural law and people are using violence and not love. Although this is the case for some Roman
Absolute morality is that something is always good or bad, there are no grey areas take for instance a roman catholic who strictly follows the popes teachings, they will probably take an absolute morality view on abortion like when Pope John Paul 2nd stated in a speech in 1995 that “I confirm that the direct and voluntary killing on an innocent human being is always gravely immoral.” Can suggest a belief that there are no greys lines between the subject. On the other hand relative morality is when there are things that are good and bad, but it depends on the situation whether it was the right thing to do or not. An example would be for instance a woman who has been sleeping around constantly and got pregnant but wanted an abortion could be seen as frowned upon for being immoral because she isn’t taking the right safety measures and it’s her own fault for getting pregnant, but on the other hand it could be seen as morally right if a 12 year old girl is raped by a family member and becomes pregnant in the process, this is taking every situation at face value and different.
There’s a big difference between Absolute and Relative morality when it comes to the topic of abortion. A roman catholic could argue that if someone has had an abortion it’s breaking natural law and therefore seen as murder by some Roman Catholic’s this is suggested by Mother Teresa when she opposed abortion, in a talk she gave in Norway on when she was awarded the 1979 Nobel Prize for Peace, she called abortion "the greatest destroyer of peace today". She further asserted that, "Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want. This can be seen as deontological view because she was gravely concerned with the act itself and how she felt it went against natural law and people are using violence and not love. Although this is the case for some Roman