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    Cultural Relativism Cultural relativism is the way society separates right from wrong within a culture. What we describe as “good” and “bad” is based off of our cultural beliefs. Cultural relativism argues that no culture is better than any other and all their beliefs are equally valid. The way that modern society is has made it possible for almost everything to be justified. Three arguments that are against objective values were found on The Ethical Life by Russ Shafer-Landau (P. 205) textbook that

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    Michael Atefi Professor Walker Phil-1020 29 September 2015 First Exam 1.) The theory of cultural moral relativism is based on the beliefs that it is arrogant to judge the moral codes of other cultures and that people should be tolerant towards the practices of other cultures (Rachels 19). By holding these beliefs, the theory implies that all cultures are equal and should be treated as such. Cultural moral relativism is also based on the idea that there is no universal truth in ethics (Rachels 18). If

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    What right do we have to judge others, to decide if what other people do are wrong? Cultural Relativism is a theory of ethics created by William Graham Sumner about how moral codes are dictated by whatever culture you come from and different cultures have different moral codes and we should respect them. This means that if society believes that an action is right, then the moral code of that society states that the action is right. A good example of this could be the slaughtering of a cow in India

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    of cultural relativism to ethical subjectivism? What is the relationship of cultural relativism to the tolerance of cultural diversity? The relationship of cultural relativism to ethical subjectivism is that they both “look to people for standards of right and wrong” (Boss, 2014, p.160). Boss (2014), states the relationship of cultural relativism to the tolerance of cultural diversity as, “cultural relativism is not the same as respect for cultural diversity” (p.163). Cultural relativism is sometimes

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    strengths and weaknesses of cultural relativism as an ethical theory. One of the problems I find with cultural relativism is in determining which actions are good and which are bad. This is impossible because every person and culture, has a disagreeing opinion on good and bad. There isn’t one individual who can decide which morals are right and which are wrong. Cultural relativism states that correct moral standards are relative to cultures or societies (p. 293). Cultural relativism states that an action

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    are debatable and have been argued throughout its long history. Cultural relativism is a very interesting and controversial topic in the philosophical/ religious world. To further understand cultural relativism one must first learn the definition. Cultural relativism is the view that Different cultures have different moral codes and values, therefore culture is subjective and arbitrary. When given a closer look at cultural relativism we come to the conclusion that it is not as plausible as it first

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    or not, Cultural Relativism plays an integral role in our everyday lives. Cultural Relativism is a theory that is based on the fact that society dictates what is morally wrong or right. However, just because society approves of certain actions, does not mean that the actions are morally right. Societies as a whole can and will have mishaps from time to time. In addition to this, Cultural Relativists do not believe in progress; these individuals presume that circumstances change. Cultural Relativists

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    James Rachels essay titled The Challenge of Cultural Relativism is more of a critique over what philosophers call Cultural Relativism. A theory in which states that there is no real sense of morality and that it is one’s own culture that makes up their own morality. A lot of people tend to reason things in the way that Cultural Relativists might, by saying things such as “Oh, well it’s what that culture does. It’s okay that they’re doing that” however, sometimes people think the opposite “No, it

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    Cultural Relativism in Belize In Belize Cultural Relativism, Is a term used to describe when one culture compares their beliefs, moral views or norms with another culture; which makes right and wrong different in every society. Here in Belize this those exist because we experience it in our everyday life. The theory of Cultural Relativism has different principles that govern how it is applied in society. The first being, “Different societies have different moral codes, secondly, There is no objective

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    think that their culture is better than the other ones. Cultural relativism explains to us why it does not exist a major culture we should follow or think it is the best one. The theory of cultural relativism explains that there is not a universal right or wrong because morality differs culture by culture. Politics, religions, traditions, laws, foods, and cloths-are just some things in which every culture has in differences. Cultural relativism says, that not matters how much someone agrees or disagrees

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