The view that moral rules or principles have no exceptions and are context-independent? is known as
A) ?absolutism.
B) ?objectivism.
C) ?metaethical relativism.
D) ?pluralism.
A
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What will be an ideal response?In 2012, Samuel Mullett, Sr and fifteen of his Amish followers in Bergholz, Ohio were charged
with Federal hate crimes, consisting of cutting off the beards and long hair of other Amish with whom they had long had disputes about specific religious beliefs. The Amish testified to the significance to their sense of self-worth from the uncut beards, which had been shorn against their will. The attackers used sharp horse shears normally used for clipping horse manes. Amish leaders had tried to resolve the disputes within the religion for many years through their own forms of punishment.
What will be an ideal response?If soft determinism is true, then
A) ?we can continue to hold people responsible for their actions, even if their actions are determined. B) ?we cannot continue to hold people responsible for their actions because their actions are determined. C) ?we must accept the fact that we have no control over our actions. D) ?we must accept the fact that we are unable to act freely.