Essays about: "moral relativism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words moral relativism.

1. 1. Neo-Aristotelian naturalism in light of the modal explanatory account

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

   Author : Elias Kjörk; [2023-01-20]
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   Abstract : Neo-Aristotelian naturalism is a metaethical theory that takes moral virtue to be a form of natural goodness in human beings, comparable to deep roots in oaks. The theory evaluates a particular species' goods and defects with intuitive teleological judgments called natural-historical judgments. READ MORE

3. 2. History, Progress, Morality : An Inquiry on the Metaethics of Moral Progress

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Jacob Gustavsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Philosophy; Moral Progress; Metaethics; Moral Relativism; Moral Realism; Moral Convictions; Moral Skepticism;

   Abstract : In this essay, I examine the interplay between history, progress, and morality, as it is discussed explicitly or implicitly in the metaethical literature. At first sight, it is perhaps intuitive that these three are necessarily intertwined and mutually dependent, as if they were casually connected. READ MORE

4. 3. Morality Discourses of NGOs Working With FGM/C in Sierra Leone

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mika Bergström; [2020]
   Keywords : Sierra Leone; FGM C; Universalism; Cultural Relativism; NGO; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how moral discourse concerning FGM/C is articulated by the NGOs Amazonian Initiative Movement (AIM) and Advocacy Movement Network (AMNet) and with what consequences. It is a case study about these two organisations which uses content analysis as the main data collecting and analysing strategy. READ MORE

5. 4. Moral Relativism or Moral Universalism? : A Comparative Case Study of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Recommendations towards Myanmar and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kim Larsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Democratic Public’s Republic of Korea; descriptive idea analysis; moral relativism; moral universalism; Myanmar; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; Responsibility to Protect;

   Abstract : Two theories that are becoming more established within the doctrine of international politics are moral relativism and moral universalism, but none of these theories have been applied to real life cases. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate if the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) arguments regarding the human rights violations in Myanmar and the Democratic Public’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), are more similar to the moral relativism theory or more similar to the moral universalism theory and if there are any differences between the arguments. READ MORE

6. 5. MNEs encountering Corruption within the BRIC-countries : Combining a neglected complexity and moral reevaluation to a new perspective on the phenomenon 

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Laura Innerasky; Alina Scherl; [2016]
   Keywords : corruption; BRIC-countries; MNEs; internationalisation; moral evaluation;

   Abstract : The awareness about corruption has distinctly risen since the 1990s. In line with this many anti-corruption approaches arose initiated by the international community. READ MORE