PRTO1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Zappos, Intellectual Virtue, Virtue Ethics
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If you don"t condemn a torturer you are allowing it to happen. If theres no standard for other cultures theres no standard for our culture. Our culture is compiled of many different cultures, political beliefs, and religions. Different groups may have the same moral beliefs: relativism is a claim but doesn"t say how one ought to act. Most cultures believe in fairness but do not agree on what is fair: cultural relativism is stereotyping in some countries. If majority accepts something everyone does then it is culturally accepted. But if the majority then changes its mind, how can something be both right and wrong: what are three misconceptions about utilitarian theory, does not mean the right action is most beneficial to the one performing the action. It is for all people affected by the action. It also doesn"t say an action is right as long as the benefits outweigh the cost.
