Each society has their own code, therefore “there is no objective standard that can be used to judge one society’s code better than another” (161). When it comes to moral codes in a society, these codes do not take president outside of their specific society. Ethics is usually defined as the “branch of philosophy that deals with how we ought to live with the idea of the good, and with concepts such as “right” and “wrong” (1). Within ethics there is said to be no “universal truth”, because each society moral codes varies. Individuals should not judge others moral codes because they are different. Individuals should attempt to tolerate other cultural practices. This would lead to more peace and less hate. There are arguments against cultural relativism because each society has a different moral code leas there to be no objective “truth”. Based on what societal group an individual is involved in would be base on what is “right” and what is “wrong” is based on the cultures opinion. Individuals tend to not agree with some cultures opinion of what is “right” and
Each society has their own code, therefore “there is no objective standard that can be used to judge one society’s code better than another” (161). When it comes to moral codes in a society, these codes do not take president outside of their specific society. Ethics is usually defined as the “branch of philosophy that deals with how we ought to live with the idea of the good, and with concepts such as “right” and “wrong” (1). Within ethics there is said to be no “universal truth”, because each society moral codes varies. Individuals should not judge others moral codes because they are different. Individuals should attempt to tolerate other cultural practices. This would lead to more peace and less hate. There are arguments against cultural relativism because each society has a different moral code leas there to be no objective “truth”. Based on what societal group an individual is involved in would be base on what is “right” and what is “wrong” is based on the cultures opinion. Individuals tend to not agree with some cultures opinion of what is “right” and