What moral guide should american society use
Please read the entire requirements and anser the question, must read a little out of books listed above assignment
Ruth Benedict: “A Defense of Ethical Relativism”
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: “Moral Relativism”
Velasquez, Andre, Shanks, and Meyer: “Ethical Relativism” [explains the view of anthropologists that cultural relativism equates with moral relativism; also offers counter arguments]
Jean-Paul Sartre: “Existentialism Is a Humanism” (1946)
Plato: “The Allegory of the Cave,” from the Republic
William B. Irvine: “Confronting Relativism” (2000)
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan: “Defining Deviancy Down”
Compose a brief essay of at least 400 words but no more than 600 words (not including your references list) on the following topic, referring to and critiquing relevant ideas from at least three of the readings from above, as you develop your thoughts, answer this question. “What moral guide should American society use for making moral decisions, moral absolutism, moral relativism, or something in between? Make an argument for your stance”?
Note 1: No matter what stance you take, it is recommended that you make one of your three chosen readings the essay by Ruth Benedict, as her essay has been hugely influential in the social sciences and in the therapeutic community in America.
Note 2: While it is easier to defend a middle-ground position that either strict moral absolutism or moral relativism, nonetheless, it is possible to create a good argument for any position along the spectrum between absolutism and relativism.
Write in an essay form (that is, in paragraphs, not in bullet points).
1. Write in Arial font, size 14
