Alfred, a human resource manager at an IT firm, reasons, "Although everyone should be given an equal opportunity, but for once it is fine to give my friend the first shot at the opening in my company because I know he really needs the job." In this context, which of the following statements is most likely true of Alfred? He views ethics as relative.

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Jovani Garcia

30 August, 01:14

Alfred, a human resource manager at an IT firm, reasons, "Although everyone should be given an equal opportunity, but for once it is fine to give my friend the first shot at the opening in my company because I know he really needs the job." In this context, which of the following statements is most likely true of Alfred? He views ethics as relative.

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Annabel · Answer 1

He views ethics as relative

Explanation:

Alfred obviously doesnt see anything wrong in giving his friend who needs a job badly the first shot at the opening in his company this might not be ethically correct for a human resource manager as his friend might not be the best candidate for the job. Alfred views his ethics as relative meaning he thinks there is nothing wrong with doing that.

Ethical relativism is the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture. That is, whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced. The same action may be morally right in one society but be morally wrong in another. For the ethical relativist, there are no universal moral standards - - standards that can be universally applied to all peoples at all times. The only moral standards against which a society's practices can be judged are its own. If ethical relativism is correct, there can be no common framework for resolving moral disputes or for reaching agreement on ethical matters among members of different societies.

Ann Scott · Answer 2

He views ethics as relative

Explanation:

Ethics is a word that was derived from "ethos" which is a Greek word, that means character or habit.

Therefore, ethics can simply be explained or described as a system of moral principles. This can be explained further as the moral principles that are governing persons behavior.

There are some principles of ethics, these include autonomy, justice, truth-telling, promise-keeping among others.

In this case, Alfred was viewing ethics as relative, because he was given his friend the first shot based on the idea that he needed the job seriously.