Moral Absolutism

• There is a single solution
• absolutists claim to know the truth
• Religious fundamentalists

Moral Relativism

• there is no truth
• What is right for one is not right for the other
• No one is wrong; everyone is right within their own space

Moral Pluralism

• More than one truth, which may conflict with one another
• Truths are unlike science, mathematics: do not form a coherant body of truths

Egoism

•  Focus only on the consequences that affect the individual
• each person should only do things that contribute to his own self-interest

Utilitarianism

• We should do what creates the best possible outcome for everyone, not just for me
• Utilitarians disagree as to what is a good consequence...

Deontology

• focuses on the action, not the consequence
• Immaneul Kant - famous deontologist

Divine Command

• The action is right if God as decreed it so
• the rightness of any action depends upon that action being performed because it is a duty, regardless of consequence

Howard McGary

• African Americans believe that they are entitled to reparations
• African Americans must forgive the US to fully embrace country
• Debt must be acknowledged for racial strife to end

David Reidy

• Hate Crime laws fail

Trianoksy

• Assimilation is a reality
• Immigrants are assimilated
• Why must we be black OR white?

MacKinnon

• Women have 1/3 the credibility of men

Benatar

• Men are sexually discrimianted too!!!

• Multiculturalism undermines well-being and rights of women

• Gays OK - not their fault they are gay, they should recieve same rights

Wilson

• Leviticus says no to gays