Which statement is true concerning the relationship between ethical relativism and situational ethics?
A) Like ethical relativism, situational ethics requires that we evaluate the morality of an action by imagining ourselves in the position of the person facing the ethical dilemma; but unlike ethical relativism, situational ethics allows us to judge other people's actions.
B) Like ethical relativism, situational ethics requires that we evaluate the morality of an action by imagining ourselves in the position of the person facing the ethical dilemma and also like ethical relativism, situational ethics allows us to judge the actions of others.
C) While the two theories are similar, ethical relativism upholds the existence of objective moral standards whereas situational ethics refuses to recognize the existence of objective moral standards.
D) Ethical relativism and situational ethics are the same theory.
E) There is no relationship between ethical relativism and situational ethics because the theories are fundamentally opposed to each other.

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Ethical relativism posits that moral standards are culturally based and therefore subject to a society's beliefs and practices, while situational ethics focuses on the context of a situation to determine the most loving or beneficial action, allowing for judgment of actions based on their outcomes rather than fixed moral rules. This makes A correct because it highlights the key difference: situational ethics allows for judgment of actions based on their context, unlike ethical relativism which is more about understanding and respecting different cultural norms without necessarily judging them.

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