over the world. A person’s “culture reflects the moral values and ethical norms that govern how they should behave and interact with others (Culture and Ethics)”. These changes in the ethical standards also change the moral relativism of a situation. Moral relativism is a theory where one is judged by the totality of a situation rather than the end result. Today we will discuss how the differences in cultures will affect the way people view the totality of a situation. For example‚ in America it
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In A Defense of Moral Relativism‚ Ruth Benedict argues that normal behavior varies from society to society; therefore‚ what’s morally right for one society can be morally wrong for another. To support this argument‚ Benedict mentions how certain cultures practice what’s “abnormal” to us without any difficulty. She goes further to give examples of traits that are abnormal to us such as‚ “sadism or delusions grandeur or of persecution” (Benedict‚ 1934‚ p.1) and concludes saying that “these abnormal
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Two major ethical viewpoints‚ relativism and universalism‚ discuss separate viewpoints for how morality is structured throughout the World. Universalism argues that all cultures around the world‚ despite their different lifestyles‚ can all agree on some basic moral value system. Inversely‚ relativism argues that each individual culture has its own set of moral codes and that no culture has the right to judge another’s based on what they deem morally just (Rosenstand‚ 2016). Even though many cultures
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This is because of the use of cultural relativism‚ which is the belief that something is good or wrong if and only if it is approved or disapproved in a given culture. Right and wrong values vary from society to society; therefore‚ there is no standard base to judge what is universally right or wrong between the different cultures. Because of this‚ societies may disagree about the morality of what is right and wrong. Gensler believes that if cultural relativism is true‚ then there are no right or wrong
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truths and what is moral. There can be so many different views of what is right and wrong depending on the culture and their own beliefs. However‚ there are certain moral ideas that should be universal. Regarding moral relativism‚ it is difficult for me to say that no moral ideas should exist and individuals should have a right to create their own. This relates to the idea that‚ “moral truth or justification is relative to a culture or society” (Moral Relativism‚ 2015). We have laws for everyone
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Defense of Ethical Relativism-Ruth Benedict Summary Paper Ethical relativism is the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one’s culture. That is‚ whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced. The same action may be morally right in one society but be morally wrong in another. Benedict mentions emotions such as joy‚ anger‚ and grief‚ or human drives such as the sex drive‚ and argues that these emotions can be expressed
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entails having a weak economy with a large unemployment rate. In terms of ethical relativism‚ both personal and social relativism share the same notion when it comes to homelessness‚ and the responsibilities that are involved. As ethical relativism holds that there are no universally accepted ethical standards for individuals‚ there cannot be an objective standard that would be forced onto all of us.
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Moral relativism is an ethical theory that refers to the concept that there is more than one correct moral judgment. The moral judgments are either correct or incorrect only relative to some specific standpoint. This does not mean that one standpoint is more privileged than any other standpoint. This comes from the idea that cultures from around the world tend to show different moral values; there are no general moral values that everyone in the world shares‚ and no one should push their own moral
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themselves‚ conform to society’s shared values‚ and contribute to society. Thus‚ culture includes many societal aspects: language‚ customs‚ values‚ norms‚ mores‚ rules‚ tools‚ technologies‚ products‚ organizations‚ and institutions. * Cultural universals = common to all cultures. * Material and Non‐Material Culture * Material culture refers to the physical objects‚ resources‚ and spaces that people use to define their culture. These include homes‚ neighborhoods‚ cities‚ schools‚ churches
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The Universal Museum – a valid model for the 21st century? Introduction In October 2002‚ the International Group of Organisers of Largescale Exhibitions‚ also known as the Bizot Group — a forum comprising directors of 40 of the world’s major museums and galleries — gathered in Munich for their annual informal discussion.1 The meeting was convened specifically to address the problem of how to confront the growing number of requests for repatriation of objects from ‘universal’ museums and in particular
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