Blog Assignment #4

Part I.
1. Paragraph: Explain in your own words what Moral Relativism is—what do people who hold this view believe?
-My definition of Moral Relativism is when people believe in something and they tend to hold strongly to what they believe in. In other words, even if someone tries to give a different reason or justification for something it will still not have any influence on what you believe in. You in the end decide what is right for you as will you decide what you think is right for another person. People who hold this view believe that rules can be altered from one situation to another if there is enough justification to back it up.

2. Paragraph & Link: Find one online resources related to this topic—not Wikipedia. Explain in a brief paragraph what you learned about this topic through the resource you found; include the link at the end of your paragraph.
- After looking through and reading different sites, I came across one site that explained a simple understating of what Moral Relativism is. It stated that moral relativism came in two forms: Ethical subjectivism and cultural relativism. Ethical subjectivism means that it holds that morality is relative to individuals. While cultural relativism holds that it is relative to culture. Both deny the existence of moral absolutes, of objective moral truths that hold for all people in all places at all times. Basically stating that one should not try to ask an abstract question even if the situation may be considered good or bad, according to moral relativism. Also stating that there is no goodness and badness, that there is only goodness or badness if the context is specified.
http://www.moralrelativism.info/

3. Argument: Compose a short argument, in “argument elements” form. I’ll provide the arguable issue; you provide the rest. Make sure each of your premises is a complete sentence, and that your argument doesn’t break any of the rules listed in the first chapter of the Rulebook for Arguments:
Arguable Issue: The arguable issue is whether or not Moral Relativism is a good view to hold.
Conclusion:Yes, Moral Relativism is a good view to hold
Premises:
(1) because it allows you as a person to stand up for what you believe in and express yourself.
(2) people should be allowed to demonstrate themselves as an individual and express their own cultural beliefs.
(3) you become comfortable to discuss with others even if you may disagree on what they might have to say.

Conclusion: No, Moral Relativism is not a good view to hold.
Premises:
(1.) Because one should not have to listen to others views points if they do not relate to yours.
(2.) Because everyone should believe and follow the same moral values.
(3). it is not right to make cross-culture comparisons.

Part II
1. Paragraph: Explain in your own words what a Majority View is. Cite your sources.
-Majority View is when you along with other people have a discussion and in the end all or more than half come to either the same agreement or have the same view points regarding that topic/issue. But even though there ma be a larger percentage favoring something, it necessarily doesn't mean that it will change anything.

http://www.philosophypathways.com/essays/bradnam3.html


2. Argument: Compose a short argument, in “argument elements” form. I’ll provide the arguable issue; you provide the rest. Make sure each of your premises is a complete sentence, and that your argument doesn’t break any of the rules listed in the first chapter of the Rulebook for Arguments:
Arguable Issue: The arguable issue is whether or not the Majority View is a reliable basis for ethical decision-making.
Conclusion: Majority View is a reliable basis for ethical decision-making.
Premises:
(1) because the more people that there are and come to the same agreement then the easier it is to come up with a solution.
(2) 51% is more than enough to conclude ethical-decision making
(3) it doesn't matter what the rest of the 49% think.


Conclusion: Majority View is not a reliable basis for ethical-decision making.
Premises:
(1.) It is not fair for the votes that are not counted. Like the other 49%.
(2.) Because a good explanation is always better than no specific reason at all.
(3.) Because in the end it never turns out fair, and the higher percentage is rewarded in the end.

The Role of Feelings1. Paragraph: Explain in your own words what feelings are. Cite your sources.
- Feelings is when someone expresses their thoughts, opinions, and view points either about a specific topic or issue. Feeling can can be expressed physically, emotionally, or even through expressions. Feelings allow you to be able to react and express sensibility or emotion.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/feeling
2. Argument: Compose a short argument, in “argument elements” form. I’ll provide the arguable issue; you provide the rest. Make sure each of your premises is a complete sentence, and that your argument doesn’t break any of the rules listed in the first chapter of the Rulebook for Arguments:
Arguable Issue: The arguable issue is whether or not our feelings are a reliable basis for ethical decision-making.
Conclusion: Feelings are a reliable basis for ethical decision-making.
Premises:
(1) it allows you to understand how others may feel regarding the situation/topic/issue.
(2) feelings is a source of expression and everyone should be allowed to express themselves freely.
(3) being able to express your feelings enables to feel comfortable expressing yourself in other situations.

Conclusion: Feelings are not a reliable basis for ethical decision-making.
Premises:
(1.) People should not come to decision based on their feelings.
(2.) Feelings tend to get in the way, which at times can make it harder to come to a decision.
(3.) Feelings can lead to people getting emotional and when making decisions there should be no emotions what so ever.

Part III
1. The ability to express yourself in your own words is essential in this class. Did you put everything in your own words this time?
- The majority of everything that I wrote I wrote in my own words. There might have been a few things that I got from the sites that I visited, but I did not copy anything word for word. I expressed everything in my own thoughts and words.
2. What was easiest / hardest about this assignment?
-The easiest part of this assignment was looking up and reading the information regarding these topics. The hardest had to have been coming up with the premises for some of the arguments and making sure that they followed the rules of the argument.
3. How will you apply what you learned through this assignment to your everyday life?
- This assignment has helped me understand the different view points that there are about moral relativism, majority views and feelings. That as a person we need to be able to listen to others and what they might have to say. Even though there are people who may not necessarily agree with what you think, nor do you agree with what they have to say, but that we need to be fair and allow people to express themselves openly.
4. How well do you think you did on this assignment? Explain.
- I think I did pretty well on this assignment. I have a better understanding of the following and I explained all of my answers clearly and thoughtfully. I gave in-depth explanations and supported it with my sources.