WE had said previously that ethical relativism is the belief that, since no absolute moral code exists, the rightness or wrongness of an act or intention is relative to the situation, circumstance ...

Prepare for Common Ethical Topics To prepare for medical school interviews, it’s important to familiarize yourself with some of the common ethical issues that arise in health care.

Functional absolutism vs. moral relativism Patrick Scott Smith When I first started college, one of the courses I took was an ethics class introducing the idea of moral relativism.

For aspiring doctors, confronting ethical dilemmas begins long before encountering them in clinical settings. During the medical school interview process, applicants are often asked to discuss how ...

A universal approach to ethics is based on the concept of moral absolutism: the idea that if something isn't right in one place or for one person, it is not right for anyone, anywhere.

Ethical absolutism challenges the believer to develop moral stamina to stand against the crowd. It tends to breed people with stiff backbones, a much-needed characteristic, ...