to propel humankind forward. The interdisciplinary correlation of fact and theory across given areas of knowledge‚ such as ethics and history‚ have improved our medical treatment philosophies. Likewise‚ facts and theories from ethics
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Cultural Relativism and Global Values The Median That Works Universal values and human rights are abstractions that are considered by many as little more than a romantic concept. Those who would like to believe in a set of universal values find that they either can not find enough evidence for‚ or that there is too much evidence against such values. Cultural relativism‚ a relatively new idea in political science that has its origins in anthropology‚ is the major evidence and argument against
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article‚ the author explores the major meta-ethical theory of Cultural Relativism. According to it‚ Cultural Relativism states that all morality is relative to culture‚ that the truth of ethical claims is relative to an individual or group’s perspective. Cultural Relativism holds that an action is morally right or morally wrong because of the beliefs and values of the culture in which the action takes place. Therefore cultural relativism denies the possibility of any objective foundation for
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to globalization‚ individual civilizations have distinct cultures that affect all aspects of that society’s behavior‚ including play. How people play is often misconstrued as a universal constant‚ however‚ this is not the case and such an interpretation can make it difficult to objectively study a group of people. Indigenous tribes‚ like the Yanomamo Tribe‚ and western civilizations‚ like the United States‚ are where some of the starkest differences can be seen on both how play is perceived and how
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Philosophical Implications of Cultural Relativism Philosophical position of Cultural Relativism is best understood in terms of its epistemological‚ ethical and logical implications. Philosophical means articulation‚ argumentation‚ analysis‚ and synthesis of the idea‚ principle or concept. [1] Implication is a relationship between two propositions that holds when both propositions are true and fails when the first is true but the second is false. It is to develop a logical cohesion among arguments
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Declaration of Human Rights There has been many publications and declarations made that have outlined the rights and securities of all people. Though there are differences in all‚ all of them declare one similar idea: All people‚ no matter their race‚ gender‚ or nationality‚ have the right to life‚ inalienable freedoms‚ and security of themselves‚ their families‚ and their communities. One such document is the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Unlike such documents as the
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of ideas each individual possesses based on their moral codes. Ethics determine what is right‚ and what is wrong for an individual. However‚ we have adopted a sense of cultural relativism in that we don’t always feel the “right” thing is the ethical thing to do. Dr. Edward Younkins‚ Professor of Accountancy and Business Administration at Wheeling Jesuit University‚ states that this form of cultural relativism comes from‚ “...the mistaken idea that there are no objective
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Cultural Relativism With the increase in hostilities between world powers and a rise in nationalism‚ borderline fascism‚ the blending of our societies have come to an intricate crossroads. Multiculturalism has literally come to a stopping point and an inverted rise in concern of the definition of collective groups has spurred the clashes within our societies. Thus‚ we must observe what is the relativity within cultures‚ and how does it shape our day to day interactions. Bringing to the forefront
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Individual vs. Cultural relativism Some people may argue that‚ “what’s right/moral in my eyes‚ may not be right/moral in your eyes”. This is considered individual moral relativism. Cultural moral relativism is putting culture at the top of relative ethical decision-making. (Argosy University‚ 2014). These two different moral relativisms differ in the fact that one is putting what you believe first and the other is putting your culture first. I believe that individual moral relativism has some strengths
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Human rights have always been a universal matter. Universal Declaration of Human Rights assembled these rights. Europe pursues an identical pattern to establish human rights laws suitable to their own citizens. The construction of the ECHR was made inappropriate due to a breakdown by the EU in granting it to accede into the EC treaty. The idea on the Charter of Fundamental right was to save the EU from the confusion the have created. The EU Charter of Fundamental was completed in 2000‚ this followed
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