2014-2-PHI110-05

__NOTITLE__ Studying 2014/2 PHI110: Philosophy, Morality and Society. Week 5. Undertaken Study Period 2, 2014. Content is quoted and/or summarised from the university website in fair dealing for purpose of research or study. See also: StudyWISE and AIMS.

Cultural Diversity and Moral Relativism

This week, we begin the second section of the unit, focussing on meta-ethics and meta-ethical questions.

This week, we examine the relativist challenge to normative ethics. Are some actions right or wrong absolutely, or should the truth of moral claims be considered relative to a culture?

Links

Herewith a list of further reading:

Lectures

Lecturer for section 2: Dr Mianna Lotz.

• Lecture 9
• Lecture 10

Notes

• Week 5: Lecture 9 (original)
• Week 5: Lecture 10 (original)

Questions

• Reading questions for week 5 (original)

Readings

Readings downloaded from e-Reserve.

• Benedict, Ruth. "A defence of moral relativism (extract)" in Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life: Introductory Readings in Ethics, Sommers, Christina; Sommers, Fred, 1993, 160-167 (original)
• Midgley, Mary. "Trying out one's new sword (extract)" in Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life: Introductory Readings in Ethics, Sommers, Christina; Sommers, Fred, 1993, 174-179 (original)
• Williams, Bernard. "Interlude: Relativism" in Morality: An Introduction to Ethics, Williams, Bernard, 1976, 34-39 (original)
• Wong, David. "Relativism" in Companion to Ethics, Singer, Peter, 1993, 442-450 (original)

Answers

TODO: answer the reading questions.

Activities

• Self Test Quiz - Week 05 Cultural Diversity and Moral Relativism
• Discussion forum for Week 5: Cultural Diversity and Moral Relativism
• Week 5 review: What have you learnt? (original)

Work

TODO

Things to do, most important on top:

• Listen to the Lectures
• Read the Lecture notes
• Read the Questions
• Read the Readings
• Answer the Questions
• Do the Activities

Done

Things that are done, most recent on top:

Glossary

Herewith a list of new and/or interesting words and selected definitions:

normative

normative

Of, relating to, or prescribing a norm or standard: normative grammar.

Giving directives or rules; prescriptive. Opposed to descriptive.