Ethical Relativism and Integrative Social Contracts Theory, Lecture notes of Business Ethics

Download Ethical Relativism and Integrative Social Contracts Theory and more Lecture notes Business Ethics in PDF only on Docsity! Ethical relatavism Ethical Relativism The theory that there are no ethical standards that are absolutely true and that apply or should be applied to the companies and people of all societies. Objections to ethical relativism • Some moral standards are found in all societies. • Moral differences do not logically imply relativism. • Relativism has incoherent consequences. • Relativism privileges whatever moral standards are widely accepted in a society. Integrative Social Contracts Theory Indicates that • Hypernorms should apply to people in all societies • Microsocial norms apply only in specific societies and differ from one society to another