Moral RElativisim?

Question

Moral Relativism has been called of the philosophy of convinence. Why do you think this is its name? Give an exaple of how our society adapted this philosophy.

Im having trouble understanding what this is asking. Can someone please help?

Answer 1

Moral relativism is the idea that there is no absolute morality--that different cultures/societies have different rules of right and wrong, and there is no way to judge whether one is better than another.

I suppose it's called a "philosophy of convenience" because it allows people to live in diverse societies without getting into arguments all the time about their different beliefs. Religion is an example of a topic about which Americans tend to apply moral relativism.

Answer 2

Relativism simply is that nothing is absolute and only relative depending on persons place and time period. You simply believe what you do because of your environment. It is okay to do anything as long as it is justified. This is why it is called the philosophy of convenience. Everything can become moral when the moral is made to fit the situation or the situation to the moral.

Answer 3

well, moral relativism means that morals change according to place, time, and culture (among other things, I suppose). People that believe this are saying that morals are not absolute and are open to opinion. to me it's obvious why this would be called "the philosophy of convinence" but I don't want to give you the answer.

Answer 4

Moral relativism. In my opinion is a cowards' means of justification or one who refuses to act on a given means of private and social conduct.
It is a way of avoiding responsibilities towards the community's' welfare and the individuals accountability to themselves as well.
It works somewhat like this: it's a sin to steal, however if you are hungry with no money then stealing a loaf of bread is not a sin.
Live and let live. This allows for bullies to push their agendas on to the weak and helpless. After all even bullies need to make a living.Besides its all relative. If the weak and helpless would only stand together then then the bully would have to find another form of income. Wouldn't he?
It is quite convenient to let another do his own thing because it allows you to go on with your own life without the disturbance of another ones' actions. You don't have to speak up. Heck the guys not hurting the economy is he? You don't have to write letters to the editor. By Jove says Johnny boy the prostitutes need to ply their trade somewhere don't they?Who are they hurting in your back alley!
And it goes on and on like this in a circular quagmire in the cafes and little cliques that want to avoid a firm a grounded set of moral ethics. Whatever the social ethics of any culture. Moral relativism will displace them at the cost of the community and it will benefit the adherents of this form of philosophy.

Answer 5

Because, to some, it seems like a copout. It makes one culture's morality free from the criticism of another. Being a relatvist, you can only judge actions of a group by their own moral standards. It takes away from the absolute nature of morality. Our society uses moral absolutism in many ways. For example, the spread of democracy is seen as inherently good to all Americans. But, to another culture, with different ideas of government, it is very possible for it not to be seen as positive.