The students were frustrated.Every time they asked their professor to give an ethical assessment,she would reply,"It depends".The professor felt that there were no rules or standards to guide behaviour and that every decision depends on the circumstances.The professor is applying:
A)cultural relativism
B)individual rights
C)ethical relativism
D)personal virtues ethic
E)ethic of caring

Question

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The professor's approach of basing ethical assessments on the circumstances and lack of clear rules or standards aligns with ethical relativism, which states that moral principles are relative to a particular culture and that there are no universal or objective moral standards. The professor's response of "It depends" suggests that ethical judgments are dependent on individual or contextual factors.

The Students Were Frustrated