If racism, sexism, classism and ageism were legal, then this would become the norm and apart of the cultural. The laws of the land are one of many things that make up a cultural. If laws are just a part of a cultural as the types clothes or food, then people who follow cultural relativism would treat racism, sexism, classism and ageism as part of the cultural and the norm. This in itself would make using cultural relativism as a form of disobedience useless. This would not be true if there is another cultural living among the cultural of the society that view racism, sexism, classism and ageism as legal. If another cultural that does not believe racism, sexism, classism and ageism should be legal, then they could be disobedient by following their cultural and viewing racism, sexism, classism and ageism as wrong and hatful. Of course if they followed cultural relativism to the tee then they would have to respect other cultural, which in the end would not work against this kind of society. Cultural relativism does require people of a another cultural to respect the culture’s custom’s and laws. This also would make using cultural relativism as a form of disobedience …show more content…
People who following ethical egoism do and view things that are in their best interest. The real argument is to decide what really is in the best interest for someone that follows ethical egoism. It does seem in the person’s best interest for them to not go against the society because that could cause legal troubles. But it also may be in the person’s best interest to treat other with respect because they could lash out at them, attach or hurt them. I believe that a person following ethical egoism would choose not to follow the society and would not choose to be racist, sexist, classist and ageist because it is in their best interest not to be hurt. I believe if giving the choice people who follow ethical egoism would choose what is best for them at the given time, and not worry about things that could happen later. If given the choice of possibly placing their selves at harm by being racist, sexist, classist and ageist or going against the society I believe in most cases they would choose to go against the society. People with tent to pick the less of two evils when place in between a rock and a hard