Moral relativism

Cultural Relativism is a rule of behavior. It restricts a natural instinct to judge, sort, and distinguish loosely and forbids any form of action. John Rachels’ The Challenge of Cultural Relativism outlines and attacks the theory of cultural relativism. He pays particular attention to the results of Cultural Relativism, and employs various examples to poke holes in the argument. What is important to remember is that his argument must exist under the assumption that a standard of morality that…

Objectivism utilizes universal reason at the base of a particular moral statement, but understands that there are some circumstances where those reasons are not applicable. This type of view is one that I find to be the most reasonable and widely acceptable but others. It is widely known that killing in general is an impermissible…

Ethnocentrism refers to judging other cultures based on our own cultural standards. The culture which a person belongs to is centered. Other cultures rotate towards it with a sense of inferiority.Xenocentrism and culture relativism both lay at the extremities of ethnocentrism. What could an excess of each cause? Are we limited to any international standard? Is any culture prone to extinction due to any of those concepts? Are we rendering our own cultures isolated and drifting towards belonging…

Chapter, Rachels discusses the creation of a "Satisfactory Moral Theory”, in this paper I will discuss my own creation of the Satisfactory Moral Theory. The moral theories are supposed to help us decide what are the right and wrong actions, but, not all the moral theories are perfect. We may feel that a certain conclusion to a problem is fair or unfair, but what theory do we use to make judgments?. I will start with the cultural relativism theory, to understand different cultures, There is a…

of culture and identity, the rejection of nationalist principles, and the prioritisation of equality in all domains of life; cultural relativism emphasises that the values of any given culture are regarded as important to the citizens who identify with that culture (Herskovits 1972;8). Herskovits explains that the central philosophical tenet of cultural relativism is a fundamental acknowledgement and mutual respect of cultures other than one’s own; experience shapes outlook, and each experience…

Cultural relativism is the thesis that there is no universal truth within ethics. This can also be explained that one’s culture determines what they see as right or wrong, acceptable or unacceptable, or even normal or not normal. For example, most are aware that many cultures view eating insects as a delicacy. However, in the United States culture, this seems odd and the majority of the population would not be okay with practicing this. In this example, neither culture can look at the other and…

Three prevalent perspectives are relativism, emotivism, and ethical egoism. According to Mosser (2013) Relativism is the idea that one's viewpoint and morals are understood in conditions of one's culturecivilization, or even one's individual morals. My culture thinks soccer is the mainly enter¬taining game to look at, and your society thinks basketball is the mainly entertaining game to look at. My analysis is true, relative to my society, and your analysis is true, relative to your society.…

Are all Cultures Just as Valid? “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” To understand cultural relativism, we must first understand what culture is. The word “culture” originally meant care for growing living things, such as plants. A culture is a set of ideas and ways of acting that is developed by a group of people who interact with each other, and that influences how they live. Cultures are passed down from generation to generation through words, through expressive actions, and through things…

you favor ethnocentrism or cultural relativism? Define both, using examples, and explain your position. Ethnocentrism is a concept developed by William Sumner in 1906. Ethnocentrism is when a “group” uses there way of doing things to judge others. There are positives and negatives to ethnocentrism. On the positive side of ethnocentrism, it creates loyalties with a group. While on the negative side ethnocentrism can lead to discrimination. Cultural relativism is a way to look at a cultural…

In class and in The Elements of Moral Philosophy by James & Stuart Rachels, I learned about the Minimum Conception of Morality (MCM). There are two key elements which make up the Minimum Conception of Morality. The first part states the moral judgments must always have good reasons for the decision. This often is confused with what they feel and not actually facts. The second part is that morality must always be impartial, and take all stakeholders into consideration without being bias. I will…