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    Cultural relativism views what is acceptable or wrong is determined by a group of people. Human beings live and exist in groups which are called cultures. These cultures determine standards that are considered as normal behaviour. Each one of us are born into a culture it maybe a religion, ethnic background, language and so forth. In these cultures, we get values which create norms of which we must uphold. What is right or wrong is so because of a society or culture at a time therefore morality…

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    What is cultural relativism and what are James Rachels’ conclusions about cultural relativism? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? In The Elements of Moral Philosophy, James Rachel defines cultural relativism as different cultures having different moral codes. Therefore, moral truth is relative and varies from culture to culture. Further on, he justifies why the cultural relativism argument is invalid, and why cultural relativism (if it were true) is an unacceptable form of morality. Finally,…

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    The statement, “It’s true to me” is considered a moral relativism, “It’s true for me, if I believe it.” A view that ethical and moral standards, and positions on what is right or wrong are all based upon culture. In turn, this means that decisions and thoughts are based upon individual choice. Unfortunately, this thought process has become widely accepted as the primary philosophy regarding morality of thought in modern society. This acceptance is important in the fact that our culture…

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    Slavery And Morality

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    Can a murderer’s philosophy be moral? Some of life 's hardest problems require one to take a moral stance on an issue. The difficult part is not the action of taking the stance, but figuring out if that stance would be seen as moral. The morality of such stances cause debates all over the world, as the morality of the stance can differ from person to person. As Benedict states, “A normal action is one which falls well within the limits of expected behavior for a particular society,” and the…

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    Moral Relativism In Sports

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    Collective Action. In an argument about abortion the two sides will voice their opinion, one side will be for it as the other will be against. In moral relativism they are both right, this is because, they are both just stating facts about their own opinions. In moral relativism that is completely all right. (Moral disagreement) Under moral relativism it is impossible to condemn actions, because everyone is allowed to have an opinion that is right to them and their values. Philippine President…

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    “Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context(Houdmann, S. M.).” This means that only a person from particular culture can critic their culture, everyone outside that culture can only respect or tolerate another culture but not critic it. I believe our culture should allow any kind of cultural up bringing as long as the child feels loved, safe, secure and has parental guidance. The nature of cultural relativism…

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    separate view, which snowballed into something called moral relativism. Moral relativism contradicts itself, because nothing is true if everyone thinks something different is true. That is why Catholics believe in moral absolutism, which states that morality relies on universal truths and God is as unchanging as them. These universal principles help guide us to a greater morality and are vital in our striving for the kingdom of God. Moral relativism is bad for a person of faith as can be seen by…

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    Dictionary, relativism can be defined as a “any theory or doctrine asserting the knowledge, truth, morality, etc., are relative to situations, rather than absolute” (“relativism”). However, this raises the idea that two opposing views can both be true, or both false, depending on the beliefs of society. Therefore, relativism is against the idea of a universal, and absolute truth. This paper will explore arguments for and against relativism in regards to truth claims. I will argue against…

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    Anthropological Relativism

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    Critical feminist and political economy theories were incorporated into the anthropological discipline in the 1960’s and 70’s as social and political climates were changing around the world. Academia was influencing and being influenced by new or progressive social agendas and this carryover was instrumental in the popularity, dissemination, and depth of critique for these concepts. Around this time scholars began what has now become a tradition in the discipline, which is that of introspection…

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    Cultural relativism means whatever value system each person is brought up to believe in blinds him or her to some extent because it degrades others. What they value can be different dialects of languages, different genders, types of race, types of religions, etc. I want to give an example of cultural relativism. These days, the cultural relativism of genders reduced. Women have more rights and power than past years. Fields of work got broader than before. Also, right to vote is granted to all…

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