1. Paragraph: Explain in your own words what Moral Relativism is—what do people who hold this view believe?
Moral Relativism is a belief where an individuals view of right and wrong are interpreted as being equal amongst the society. In other words, there are no one correct solution or answer to a situation. People who holds this view believe that although there are different point of views constructed from different culture and behavior backgrounds, with moral relativism they are all treated as equally valid.
2. Paragraph & Link: Find one online resources related to this topic—not Wikipedia. Explain in a brief paragraph what you learned about this topic through the resource you found; include the link at the end of your paragraph.
The web page in which i found explained what moral relativism is and how this interferes with ethics. This page states that no moral judgment can be better than another. Because the views are subjective, some may believe that moral relativism is interfering with ethical questions. It is believed that moral relativism has a tendency to disrupt the thought of choosing a rational conclusion to a situation. Relativists are viewed as those who believe that everyones judgments are equal but if we all view each others opinions or views as being equal, than how can we tell which argument is more rational than the other? Ethics is a subject where you are constructing arguments to defend your position or conclusion in order to seek out which argument appears to be stronger than the other. Some feels that moral relativism permits us from doing so because they feel that no ones argument can be better than the other.
http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Evil_MoralRelativism.html
3. Argument: Compose a short argument, in “argument elements” form. I’ll provide the arguable issue; you provide the rest. Make sure each of your premises is a complete sentence, and that your argument doesn’t break any of the rules listed in the first chapter of the Rulebook for Arguments:
Arguable Issue: The arguable issue is whether or not Moral Relativism is a good view to hold.
Conclusion: Moral Relativism is not a good view to hold.
Premises: Moral Relativism is not a good view to hold because:
(1) It denies us from choosing a rational argument.
(2)It prevents us from constructing moral decisions.
(3)No laws can be enforced if we feel our views are equal.
The Role of the Majority View
1. Paragraph: Explain in your own words what a Majority View is. Cite your sources.
A majority view is when most of the society believes in a specific situation as being right or wrong. Although there may be a higher percentage of individuals who's views are immoral or moral, this does not make the situation right or wrong. Due to their being no argument in a majority view, we can not rely on a percentage because there is no way of telling who may be knowledgeable of the particular situation. There can be those within the percentage that have no experience or knowledge about the view. For example voting for or against a gun law. Just because the majority may vote for or against the law, there could be a good percentage of those who are not knowledgeable about guns or the statistics of crime conflicted with them. Some people may even vote towards this situation based on what a friend or parent believes rather than using their own judgment. Therefore a majority view may not be the best solution to make moral decisions.
2. Argument: Compose a short argument, in “argument elements” form. I’ll provide the arguable issue; you provide the rest. Make sure each of your premises is a complete sentence, and that your argument doesn’t break any of the rules listed in the first chapter of the Rulebook for Arguments:
Arguable Issue: The arguable issue is whether or not the Majority View is a reliable basis for ethical decision-making.
Conclusion: The Majority View is not a reliable basis for ethical decision-making.
Premises: The Majority View is not a reliable basis for ethical decision-making because:
(1) Not everyone will be knowledgeable to make the ethical decision.
(2)You can not compare arguments through a percentage.
(3)You are not able to defend and persuade others of your view.
The Role of Feelings
1. Paragraph: Explain in your own words what feelings are. Cite your sources.
Feelings are expressed through our emotions. When we share our feelings with others we are showing off our personality and how we perceive life as an individual. Our feelings is what we use in most cases when deciding if a situation is right or wrong. The book explains that although feelings can sometimes be good when making moral decisions, we tend to ignore the feelings of others. This does not allow us to view other aspects of a situation which is not helpful when constructing an argument.
2. Argument: Compose a short argument, in “argument elements” form. I’ll provide the arguable issue; you provide the rest. Make sure each of your premises is a complete sentence, and that your argument doesn’t break any of the rules listed in the first chapter of the Rulebook for Arguments:
Arguable Issue: The arguable issue is whether or not our feelings are a reliable basis for ethical decision-making.
Conclusion: Our feelings are not a reliable basis for ethical decision-making.
Premises:Our feelings are not a reliable basis for ethical decision-making because:
(1)This prevents us from being open minded of others feelings.
(2)Our feelings do not appear to stay constant so our decision-making will frequently change.
(3)An individuals preference may battle with what may be right.
The ability to express yourself in your own words is essential in this class. Did you put everything in your own words this time?
Throughout this assignment, I wrote using my words. I analyzed the three systems of ethical decision-making to the best of my ability and applied my knowledge of the material from the information.
What was easiest / hardest about this assignment?
The easiest part to this assignment was reading the chapters. I got a better understanding of moral relativism, a majority view, and feelings, when it comes to making a moral decision. The hardest part of this assignment would have to be coming up with three premises to go along with my conclusion. It is sometimes hard for me to come up with three different reasons for my conclusion due to the amount of rules behind them.
How will you apply what you learned through this assignment to your everyday life?
Now that I have realized how these three systems work when making an ethical decision, I can use this towards my everyday life. I can use this to better understand the importance of strong arguments. These systems don't appear to be strong when making moral decisions, therefore I can better my arguments by understanding the mistakes of these systems. For example, using my feelings to evaluate what I believe as right and wrong should not always be used because I will not be as open minded of others.
How well do you think you did on this assignment? Explain.
I believe I did well on this assignment because I followed the directions thoroughly. I read through all the chapters and feel that I analyzed the material to the best of my ability. I was clear with my responses and my grammar should be good. Overall I believe that I did well with constructing my responses as well as arguments.
Throughout this assignment, I wrote using my words. I analyzed the three systems of ethical decision-making to the best of my ability and applied my knowledge of the material from the information.
What was easiest / hardest about this assignment?
The easiest part to this assignment was reading the chapters. I got a better understanding of moral relativism, a majority view, and feelings, when it comes to making a moral decision. The hardest part of this assignment would have to be coming up with three premises to go along with my conclusion. It is sometimes hard for me to come up with three different reasons for my conclusion due to the amount of rules behind them.
How will you apply what you learned through this assignment to your everyday life?
Now that I have realized how these three systems work when making an ethical decision, I can use this towards my everyday life. I can use this to better understand the importance of strong arguments. These systems don't appear to be strong when making moral decisions, therefore I can better my arguments by understanding the mistakes of these systems. For example, using my feelings to evaluate what I believe as right and wrong should not always be used because I will not be as open minded of others.
How well do you think you did on this assignment? Explain.
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