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Subjectivism is the doctrine that "our own mental activity is the only unquestionable fact of our experience", [1] instead of shared or communal, and that there is no external or objective truth. While Thomas Hobbes was an early proponent of subjectivism, [2] [3] the success of this position is historically attributed to Descartes and his ...
21 lis 2023 · An example of ethical subjectivism is the argument that slavery is not morally unacceptable in all contexts. Instead, it is only modern biases that hold that view, and other...
23 wrz 2023 · Subjectivism in ethics is the view that moral values and judgments are dependent on individual feelings, tastes, or opinions. This means that what is considered ‘good’ or ‘bad’ is not absolute but varies from person to person.
28 gru 2010 · THE SIMPLEST VERSION of the theory in Ethics named Subjectivism states that when a person says that something is morally good, this means that he approves of that thing, and nothing more. Philosophy professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham James Rachels (1941-2003) simplified the theory this way: “X is morally acceptable” “X is right”
Simple Subjectivism is based on the idea that this theory cannot account for the fact of disagreement in ethics. Matt Foremen does not believe that homosexuality is immoral.
1. SIMPLE SUBJECTIVISM. As noted above, simple subjectivism asserts that ethical statements reflect sentiments (e.g., personal preferences and feelings) rather than facts. “I like X” or “I don’t like X” are both infallibly true as long as both honestly represent factually one’s perception of reality.
