... accused of heartlessness because they prefer "abstract conformity with ethical rules over the prevention of miseries" (Kordig, 1973). For example, considering the "white lie", why is it better to lie to someone if it is only going to hurt their feelings and cause them to be angry ... or sad? Moreover, why are there not exceptions to these rules? This is another major criticism; deontology is too black and white. In not allowing for exceptions, there is no "gray area", no room to navigate (Wofford College Online, 1997). As a result, adherents ... and objective" (Roth, 1995). Devotees of ...

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... , and throws a young crew member overboard. He ignores the young Moor's cry for help, and lets him drown in the sea. Crusoe, like many British Colonists, saw the 'Moor' people as inferior, and even savage like, so Crusoe would have felt little remorse about leaving the young boy for dead. This is the type of unconscious cruelty which explains why ... be attributed to Crusoe in this respect, and thus reinforces the character as a "prototype of the British colonist"15. British colonist often saw any race which was not white European as inferior, even as savage like, and as a result fe...

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... relative. Racial and religious tolerance are practical observances for the mixed cultures which are growing in today's nations, most notably America. As people have become more and more aware that their own belief system or government is not the sole arbiter of justice they have also begun to ... question how moral discord between two cultures could be reconciled. Accordingly, many people have adopted the view that morality is relative to ones culture or ethnicity, a view commonly known as ethnic, or cultural relativism. The ... Kant formulates what he calls the Categorical Imperative,...

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