Philosophy homework: The Moral Relativity
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to give you practice particularly in:
I. Identify and apply a variety of ethical theory
II. Evaluate and differentiate between an epistemological, a metaphysical and an ethical question
III. Understand and apply the criteria of correct philosophical reasoning
IV. Understand the difference between a rhetorically good argument and a rationally good argument.
V. Identify, reconstruct and evaluation arguments posed by philosophers
Outside of this course, this will help you understand and apply good reasoning, spot problems in another person's side of a debate (or spot them in your own) and know how to rephrase a person's stance in better, more easy to understand ways. Also, in a more practical way, this also lets you see the faults and how to better defend the common-place view that ethics are relative.
Task:
Cultural Differences Argument
In class and in the readings, we covered what the different kinds of relativism are and some of the various arguments for moral relativism. In this assignment you need to:
I. Explain that argument.
II. Explain at least one of the problems the argument has.
III. Say how serious you think the problem is and why you think that.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.