Part 1 from Lecture Notes: ETHICAL SUBJECTIVISM and CULTURAL RELATIVISM (POWERPOINTS)
Distinguish Ethical Subjectivism from Cultural Relativism. What makes both relativists’ theories?
What were David Hume’s and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s arguments that promote individual relativism and support ethical subjectivism? Explain:
What were Charles Darwin’s theory and Herbert Spencer’s arguments that supported the development of cultural relativism? Explain:
Criticize individual relativism. Why is it not an acceptable ethical position?
Criticize cultural relativism and why it is not an acceptable ethical position.
Part 2 from lecture notes: Divine Command Theory (POWERPOINT)
Define the role of religion in ethical life. What is the foundation of the Divine Command Theory? What is the grounding of this theory?
What was Feodor Dostoyevsky’s argument regarding Divine Command Theory? What is the implication of this argument in finding ethical grounding?
What was Kai Nielsen’s argument regarding Divine Command Theory? What is the implication of this argument in the search for ethical grounding?
What is this theory’s weakness that cannot be universalized (accepted by all)? Write your criticism on this theory. Do research, what is the advantage and disadvantage of this theory?
If you are to write one last paragraph: What can be the role of religion in shaping the moral attitude of the person? Is religion still relevant today in molding a human person?
Part 1 from Lecture Notes: ETHICAL SUBJECTIVISM and CULTURAL RELATIVISM (POWERPO
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