Introduction to Ethics Proposal

Anicia Davis

Introduction to Philosophy

July 25, 2020

Abortion and Relativism Proposal

Thesis Statement: I will dive into the meaning of Relativism. There is no standard definition of Relativism, as an act, decision, values, or “right or wrong” is dependent on the independent variables such as culture, religion, and language. To simplify, I will focus on two subsets, “global relativism versus local relativism” and “strong relativism versus weak relativism”. After these two subsets are analyzed, I will then incorporate how they apply to the views on abortion.

Bibliography

Baghramian, Maria. Relativism, Taylor & Francis Group, 2004. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=199944.

I will use this source to break down and define what relativism. The book “Relativism” provides insight to at least 6 forms and types of relativism with added examples for easy understanding. It also explains…

Jeanne Marecek, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA Abortion in legal, social, and healthcare contexts Volume: 27 issue: 1, page(s): 4-14, Article first published online: February 1, 2017; Issue published: February 1, 2017

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0959353516689521

This article will be used to discuss the legality of abortion around the world. It will also be used to discuss religious and social influences that impacts a woman’s decision when it comes to abortion.

Baghramian, Maria and Carter, J. Adam, "Relativism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2019/entries/relativism/

This encyclopedia article further explains the book “relativism in a scholarly way and adds context by using a Co-Variance definition chart. In addition, I would use the topic “Relativism by contrast” to highlight relativism’s uniqueness by comparing it to some common philosophical positions such as Realism, Absolutism, and monism.