moral absolutism

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• Moral absolutism — This article is about moral absolutism as a theory of normative ethics. For moral absolutism as a theory of meta ethics, see Moral universalism. Moral absolutism is an ethical view that certain actions are absolutely right or wrong, regardless of …   Wikipedia

• Moral absolutism — the position that in a particular domain of thought, all statements in that domain are either absolutely true or absolutely false: none is true for some cultures or eras while false for other cultures or eras. These statements are called absolute …   Mini philosophy glossary

• Moral absolutism — The belief in a single set of ‘rights’ and ‘wrongs’, with no variation. These are known by all people and to not respect them is a choice …   Mini philosophy glossary

• Moral universe — has two distinct meanings which are found throughout the literature. One relates to the moral nature of the universe as a whole and thus to human life, and the other refers to the many moral universes of people, groups, things and concepts.… …   Wikipedia

• moral relativism — The philosophized notion that right and wrong are not absolute values, but are personalized according to the individual and his or her circumstances or cultural orientation. It can be used positively to effect change in the law (e.g., promoting… …   Law dictionary

• Moral universalism — (also called moral objectivism or universal morality) is the meta ethical position that some system of ethics, or a universal ethic, applies universally, that is, for all similarly situated individuals ,[1] regardless of culture, race, sex,… …   Wikipedia

• Moral superiority — is the belief or attitude that one s position and actions are justified by having higher moral values than one s political, religious or moral opponent; see just war concept. The idea that moral superiority is possible is opposed by those who… …   Wikipedia

• Moral objectivism — may refer to: Robust moral realism, the meta ethical position that ethical sentences express factual propositions about robust or mind independent features of the world, and that some such propositions are true. Moral universalism (also called… …   Wikipedia

• Moral relativism — For other uses, see Relativism Moral relativism may be any of several descriptive, meta ethical, or normative positions. Each of them is concerned with the differences in moral judgments across different people and cultures: Descriptive… …   Wikipedia

• Absolutism — The term Absolutism may refer to: * Absolute idealism, an ontologically monistic philosophy attributed to G.W.F. Hegel. It is Hegel s account of how being is ultimately comprehensible as an all inclusive whole. *Absolute monarchy, a form of… …   Wikipedia

• Moral Zeitgeist — The Moral Zeitgeist is a term used to describe the progress of modern human morality. It was introduced by Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion . Zeitgeist is a German word meaning spirit of the times. Proponents of a Moral Zeitgeist base their… …   Wikipedia