PHL277Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Divine Command Theory, Subjectivism, Cultural Relativism
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Cultural relativism: what is right in a given culture is determined by the prevailing moral code of that culture. Even if you thought there were proofs in ethics, start with some fact of what peoples opinions are. E(cid:454). i(cid:374) north a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a, (cid:862)the pre(cid:448)aili(cid:374)g (cid:373)oral (cid:272)ode(cid:863) sa(cid:455)s, o(cid:374)e spouse per perso(cid:374) Cr not the idea that you cant prove things, it says, proof starts with some fact of the prevailing moral code. U(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)is(cid:373): (cid:862)(cid:454) is right(cid:863) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:862)i appro(cid:448)e of x (cid:862) Divine command theory: the right actions are the ones god commands and b. right actions are right because god commands them, not vice versa. I put individual truths that hold for me into the world. What u(cid:374)ifies all these (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s, is displa(cid:455)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) the flo(cid:449) (cid:272)hart. (cid:862)ha(cid:374)douts(cid:863) course map. They all say its established by attitudes, they differ by whose attitudes. (cid:862)si(cid:373)ple su(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)is(cid:373)(cid:863) =su(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)is(cid:373).
