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Consequences of Ethical Relativism
European Journal of Philosophy, 1998Various disastrous consequences have been attributed to ethical relativism, ranging from increased crime rates to the decline of Western cultural values. While sceptical about such empirical claims, this article contends that relativism has subv ersive interpretative consequences, i.e. those pertaining to the viability of our ethical selfâunderstanding.
John Tasioulas
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Ethical relativism vs absolutism: research implications
PurposeThe constructs of relativism and absolutism have a significant role to play in the development of ethical theory; however, they are commonly simplified in their depictions and are philosophically more complex than we give them credit for.
Gael Mcdonald
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Ethical relativism, ethical naturalism, and behavior therapy.
Kitchener, Richard F.
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Ethical Relativism in a Multicultural Society
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 1998The multicultural composition of the United States can pose problems for physicians and patients who come from diverse backgrounds. Although respect for cultural diversity mandates tolerance of the beliefs and practices of others, in some situations excessive tolerance can produce harm to patients.
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American Journal of Sociology, 1962
Ethical relativists and ethical absolutists are compared with regard to their acceptance and observance of certain social norms. The relativists do not appear to exhibit a greater degree of anomia than absolutists in terms of any of the following indexes: difficulty in evaluating actions, a sense of making too many exceptions to principles, failure to ...
Snell Putney, Russell Middleton
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Ethical relativists and ethical absolutists are compared with regard to their acceptance and observance of certain social norms. The relativists do not appear to exhibit a greater degree of anomia than absolutists in terms of any of the following indexes: difficulty in evaluating actions, a sense of making too many exceptions to principles, failure to ...
Snell Putney, Russell Middleton
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Ethical Absolutism V Ethical Relativism
2019Chapter defines and compares ethical absolutism and ethical relativism.
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