Philosophy 2: Society and Values  

Pierce College

Department of History, Philosophy, & Sociology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group Exercise for Moral Relativism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Notes on the importance of group exercises.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group Work Summary: Groups explore the depths of moral relativism. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 0):  Individually, spend five to ten minutes writing out why you think some things should be relative to a culture, and why you think some things should not be relative to a culture. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1): Get into your groups. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2 (ten minutes):  In your group, go around and take a minute to hear about your group members' responses to 0) above. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3 (ten minutes):  For your group, select a representative reason why you think some things should be relative to a culture, and another representative reason why you think some things should not be relative to a culture. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4 (ten minutes):  Explain those two reasons.     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 5: Present your group's findings to your peers.