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Summary: Delving Into The Branch Of Relative Ethics

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We are all bound to make ethical judgments in our lives; everyone in this world is of the opinion that some things can be perceived as wrong and the others as right. We also get aggravated and annoyed when we see someone engaging in an act of behavior that falls under our definition of an unethical act. We are absolutely certain that the acts and decisions of someone like Adolf Hitler in World War II were wrong, or that sociopaths, pedophiles and possibly sex offenders are outright wrong in their specific acts of behavior. One might argue as to why these actions are classified as wrong and unethical. The main question that remains unanswered is by what principles does one determine what is morally right and wrong?
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One view is that ethics arise naturally within human society for quite practical reasons i.e. communities of people tend to work better under some laws and restrictions, and thus this is the very reason that ethics will vary from place to place and at different times (Hatfield, 2012). This basic principle of relative ethics can take many different forms.
Evolutionary ethics can be described as a form of relative ethics. Development in the field of evolutionary ethics was made possible because of the rapid growth in scientific inquiry and the similarity between it and moral philosophy (Smith, 2010).As described by Kara of the Seven Pillars Institute, the main objective of evolutionary ethics is “to arrive at conclusions by applying principles of evolutionary theory to clarify perplexing issues in moral philosophy or elaborate on previously debated issues with new insight” (Smith, …show more content…

For example: If a person is teasing you or insulting you in any way in this situation different people might act differently. One person may get into a fight and call it self-defense because for him his self-respect is more important than causing harm to another person or hurting other person, another person in the same situation may ignore the whole incident and move forward because for him getting violent is bad. Every person takes his/her decision based on how he/she understands the situation and what the person wants or what is the

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