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Single Idea 6685
[filed under theme 13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism
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Full Idea
What is called 'subjectivism' is really just an extension of relativism from the level of the social group to the level of the individual.
Gist of Idea
'Subjectivism' is an extension of relativism from the social group to the individual
Source
Gordon Graham (Eight Theories of Ethics [2004], Ch.1)
Book Ref
Graham,Gordon: 'Eight Theories of Ethics' [Routledge 2004], p.3
A Reaction
Personally I prefer to stick with 'relativism', at any level. 'Relative' is a two-place predicate, so we should always specify what is relative to what, unless it is obvious from context. Morality might be relative to God, for example.
The
14 ideas
from 'Eight Theories of Ethics'
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6685
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'Subjectivism' is an extension of relativism from the social group to the individual
[Graham]
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6691
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It is more plausible to say people can choose between values, than that they can create them
[Graham]
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6688
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Life is only absurd if you expected an explanation and none turns up
[Graham]
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6690
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A standard problem for existentialism is the 'sincere Nazi'
[Graham]
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6689
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The key to existentialism: the way you make choices is more important than what you choose
[Graham]
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6693
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'What if everybody did that?' rather misses the point as an objection to cheating
[Graham]
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6700
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We can't criticise people because of unforeseeable consequences
[Graham]
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6701
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Rescue operations need spontaneous benevolence, not careful thought
[Graham]
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6699
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The chain of consequences may not be the same as the chain of responsibility
[Graham]
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6698
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Negative consequences are very hard (and possibly impossible) to assess
[Graham]
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6704
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Egoism submits to desires, but cannot help form them
[Graham]
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6705
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Existentialism may transcend our nature, unlike eudaimonism
[Graham]
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6706
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The great religions are much more concerned with the religious life than with ethics
[Graham]
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6709
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Western religion saves us from death; Eastern religion saves us from immortality
[Graham]
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