Understanding Ethical Relativism

What is the main idea behind ethical relativism?

• Moral values are relative to individuals or societies.

• Moral values are based on scientific evidence.

• Moral values are determined by religious beliefs.

• Moral values are universal and unchanging.

In personal ethical relativism, what is the basis for moral judgments?

• Religious texts

• Societal norms

• Scientific research

• Individual beliefs

According to individual ethical relativism, who has the right to judge the morality of an action?

• Only religious leaders

• Only the society as a whole

• Only the government

• Only the individual involved

What example is used to illustrate personal ethical relativism?

• The practice of sati in India

• The Japanese tea ceremony

• The Inuit practice of leaving the elderly on ice

• The American legal system

In social ethical relativism, what determines the rightness or wrongness of actions?

• Scientific evidence

• Individual beliefs

• Religious doctrines

• Societal norms

What cultural practice is used to explain social ethical relativism?

• The American legal system

• The Japanese tea ceremony

• The practice of sati in India

• The Inuit practice of leaving the elderly on ice

Which of the following is NOT a reason supporting ethical relativism?

• Diversity of moral values

• Moral uncertainty

• Situational differences

• Universal moral truths

How does moral uncertainty support ethical relativism?

• It suggests that religious texts are the ultimate guide.

• It proves that scientific evidence is needed for moral judgments.

• It highlights the difficulty in knowing the right thing to do.

• It shows that moral values are universal.

What does the diversity of moral values suggest according to ethical relativists?

• There is a single objective truth.

• Moral values are the same across all cultures.

• Religious beliefs are the basis of all morals.

• Objective right and wrong are inconceivable.

Why do situational differences support ethical relativism?

• They suggest that religious texts are universally applicable.

• They prove that scientific evidence is the basis of morality.

• They highlight that different situations require different moral judgments.

• They show that the same moral rules apply everywhere.