keannu
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Ethical ideas are present in all societies, organizations, and individual persons, although they may vary greatly from one to another. Your ethics may not be the same as your neighbor's; one particular religion's notion of morality may not be identical to another's'; and what is considered ethical in one society may be forbidden in another society.
These differences raise the important and controversial issue of ethical relativism, which holds that ethical principles should be defined in the context of various periods in history, a society's traditions, the special circumstances of the moment, or personal opinion. In this view, the meaning give to ethics would be relative to time, place, circumstance, and the person involved.
Which does this "in the context of" describe? Just "various periods in history" or the whole set of others until "personal opinion"? I'd like to know if it means like this.
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Ethical principles should be defined
(in the context of ) various periods in history,
(in the context of )a society's traditions,
(in the context of )the special circumstances of the moment, or personal opinion.
These differences raise the important and controversial issue of ethical relativism, which holds that ethical principles should be defined in the context of various periods in history, a society's traditions, the special circumstances of the moment, or personal opinion. In this view, the meaning give to ethics would be relative to time, place, circumstance, and the person involved.
Which does this "in the context of" describe? Just "various periods in history" or the whole set of others until "personal opinion"? I'd like to know if it means like this.
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Ethical principles should be defined
(in the context of ) various periods in history,
(in the context of )a society's traditions,
(in the context of )the special circumstances of the moment, or personal opinion.