THE

CASE
OF
ETHICAL
RELATIVISMWilliam G. Sumner

Ethics – T4
Presented by Group 3

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 Relative to the
public

MORES LAWS GOOD

Verification
Reflection
Criticism

CRIM
E
Deterrent

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 INSTITUTION
VS MORE
S
S
LAWS
positive unformulated
character and undefined

conscious and
voluntary unconscious
and
involuntary

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 1 coerce and restrict the new-born generation

2 thinking is already done

3 Ctrl + Z final and unchangeable

Inertia and
Rigidity of
the Mores
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Mores and Morals; Social Code

1
gives notion
of what
ought to be

Mores
consonance of

2 3
what is done can make things
and what the seem right to one
mores of age and antagonistic
to another
require

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HONOR is the sentiment of what one owes to one's self. It is an individual
prerogative, and an ultimate individual standard. In every
environment there is a standard of honor.

SEEMLINES is conduct which befits one's character and standards.

S
COMMON in the current view, is a natural gift and universal outfit. It is the stock of
ways of looking at things which we acquired unconsciously by suggestion
from the environment in which we grew up.
SENSE

CONSCIENC is supernatural "voice," intuition, and part of the original outfit of all
human beings as such. It is the most original, remote, undisputed, and
authoritative position of a character and to which questions of doubt are
E habitually referred.

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 THE
SPECIFICATIO
N SUBJECT
OF

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Meaning of
“Immoral”

NOT
IMMORA
MORAL
L

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