Monthly Archives: September 2013

Pojman’s Ethical Relativism

I believe that the main point that Pojman was arguing was that, as it says in the reading, the morality of right and wrong depends on the culture it is based on. Thus, making the point that in reality there … Continue reading

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Benedict’s ” A Defense of Moral Relativism”

The most interesting part of the article to me was the story of the Kwakiutl. The fact that they believe that they can take someone else’s life because they lost one of their own is pretty astonishing. Now personally, it … Continue reading

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William K. Clifford’s “The Ethics of Belief”

The example that Clifford uses with the shipowner and the shipwreck taught me the fact that our everyday beliefs shape our everyday actions. Since the shipowner’s rock solid belief that the ship was not going to wreck, his belief led … Continue reading

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