In these next few paragraphs, I will expose the problems with cultural relativism; namely, through the use of the law of non-contradiction. Cultural relativism is an ethical theory that states “correct moral standards are relative to cultures or societies …” (Shafer-Landau 293). For example, the Inuit people believed that infanticide was morally acceptable. In contrast, most of the world believes that infanticide is highly immoral and never acceptable. Cultural relativism acts as a sort of scapegoat and allows both of these viewpoints to be correct. However, the problem arises when the law of non-contradiction enters into the equation. The law of non-contradiction, as it applies to ethics, basically dictates that no act can be both moral and
