More than one difference!
What do you think?
Thanks in advance.
2007-11-22 00:24:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Moral relativism teaches that when it comes to morals, that which is ethically right or wrong, people do their own thing. Ethical truths depend on the individuals and groups who hold them. Moral relativism differs from moral pluralism — which acknowledges the co-existence of opposing ideas and practices, but accepts limits to differences, such as when vital human needs are violated. Moral relativism, in contrast, grants the possibility of moral judgments that do not accept such limits.
Minimally, moral absolutism holds that a moral rule is true regardless of whether anyone believes it. It can't be created by personal conviction; nor does it disappear when an individual or culture rejects it. Even if ignored, objective moral rules still maintain their ethical force and are universally binding in all similar cases.
2007-11-22 00:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, both are based on absolutist claims, as such, the two positions have as their fundamental basis something in common. The difference is evident in one believes that morality is determined by an objective standard that is essentially universal and applies in all situations. A moral relativist rejects this position and will usually discern whether or not a a given action is good or bad based on subjectivity or the conditions of a specific situation.
2007-11-22 08:34:20 · answer #2 · answered by Timaeus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Relative morality says that there is no objective means of determining what is right and wrong, and that morality is, at best, the product of the culture you live in. At worst it means that what is right and wrong is something you can decide for yourself
Absolute morality means that there is some objective standard of morality which is binding upon everybody, irrespective of inclination or culture.
It is not too difficult to see that both have got their problems.
2007-11-22 08:43:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Absolutivism means that there is a right and wrong regardless of situation, motive, circumstance etc.
Relativism proposes that in certain cases it can be right to do something while in others it is wrong. For example it is wrong to kill a person, but if they were going to kill someone else it might be thought of as right.
2007-11-22 08:29:39 · answer #4 · answered by technodai 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋