PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Relativism
Document Summary
Philosophy is good at proving what is false, but results in many truths. Some set of reasoning that will make it true. Feature about the world because the world is just that way . This is the definition of a fact by common core: something that is true about a subject and can be tested or proven. Can"t prove that god exists but there is a fact about it: some facts cannot be proven, with the god arguments it"s a never ending battle about whether he exists or not. Article: why our children don"t think there are moral facts. Moral facts general morals that everyone should know: ex. Common sense: sometimes children don"t have these moral facts because they didn"t grow up in a good home. Moral claims are only relative to a culture (it is possible to see this statement as an opinion). Relativism any theory holding that criteria of judgement are relative, varying with individuals and their environments.
