Ethical universalism is a concept in which the

ethical implications of an action applies

universally to anyone, regardless of circumstance.
To summarize, the end justifies the means.

Examples of pseudo-universally wrong actions:

murder, rape, torture

Examples of pseudo-universally good actions:

charity, sacrifice, altruism
 s p e c ifi c d a t e of its
There is no p r in c ip al has
u t th e
foundation, b r m s in ancient
il a r f o
existed in sim h e m o st clear-
h a p s t
societies. Per x a m p l es are
mode rn e
cut
u m a n it a r ian g roups.
h

Immanuel Kant
For ethical universalism to apply to
anything, a system which determines the
implications of an act must be defined.
Since no two beings can share identical life
experience, and therefore beliefs, there is
no way to define a universal set of morals.
Circumstance must be also considered as
there are moral beliefs which may directly
conflict with another.

r ’s r atio na liz a t io n for

Hitle
a c t io n s w a s t hat the
his
eans.
end justified the m