ethics review

tolerance is of

no value at all

• nihilism

• subjectivism

• relativism

tolerance is good only so long as I think it is

• nihilism

• subjectivism

• relativism

tolerance is good only so

far as my society approves of it

• nihilism

• subjectivism

• relativism

the view that it is difficult, if not impossible, to

know something

• relativism

• skeptiscim

• utilitarism

the view that moral rules or principles

have no exceptions and are context-independent

• skepticism

• absolutism

• relativism

What is right for one person is not necessarily

right for another

• utilitarianism

• relativism

• absolutism

Studies have shown that in some tribal cultures, it is normative to have multiple wives. While it is not considered legal or common practice in many parts of the world, researchers believe that an individual’s norms and actions should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own cultural context. This concept is referred to as:

• Cultural interpretation

• Cultural sensitivity

• Cultural relativism