What is the naturalistic fallacy? Explain it using an example of infidelity.
What will be an ideal response?
The naturalistic fallacy is an example of wrong thinking, when one believes that just because
something is natural, it is also good or appropriate. Nature and evolution don’t respond to moral norms,
and therefore, they don’t have moral direction. Things that are natural and evolved can be and
sometimes are cruel and wrong. Infidelity is, evolutionarily, adaptive for both males and females in
certain cases. However, in many cultures, infidelity is considered wrong, and an unfaithful person causes
great distress in his or her partner. The natural roots of this behavior can help us understand it, but they
don’t justify it.
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a. Loss orientation b. Restoration orientation c. Grieving process orientation d. Bereavement orientation
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