Question

which of the following statements would you expect to hear from a conventionalist?

○ \morality cannot be compared across cultural borders.\

○ \the effects of an action on the culture determine its morality.\

○ \a culture’s customs are unrelated to ethical truths.\

○ \the most important culture is the world’s culture.\

Explanation:

A conventionalist in ethics holds that moral norms are based on cultural conventions. So, a conventionalist would argue that morality is relative to each culture, and thus cannot be compared across cultural borders. The first option matches this view. The second option focuses on action effects on culture determining morality (more like consequentialism in a cultural context, not conventionalism). The third option says customs are unrelated to ethical truths, which contradicts conventionalism (as conventionalism ties ethics to cultural customs). The fourth option's focus on "world’s culture" is not part of conventionalist thought, which emphasizes individual cultures’ conventions.

Answer:

A. "Morality cannot be compared across cultural borders."