Is cultural relativism good for our society? Cultural relativism is a belief where there are no absolute moral views or beliefs can be apply to all cultures‚ which makes “right” and “wrong” different in every society; what is considered “right” in one society may be considered “wrong” in another. Since no universal standard of morality exists‚ no one has the right to judge another society’s customs. If this belief is held true‚ then every culture will have their own set of “rules” to live by
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Cultural is defined as a shared design for living. It is based on the values and practices of society. People absorb culture through early process of socialization and the process carries over to the way in which they perceived themselves and the world. Some people agree that cultural diversity in the workplace develop our country skills and contributes to the growth. But how far these opinion accepted by the society as a whole. Many corporations have recognized that diversity contributes to the
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reflective of the heart of ethnocentrism‚ because people outside the cultural boundaries of China are passing judgements about the Yulin Dog Meat Festival by using their own culture as the basis of comparison. Critiques of the festival have their
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societies are also a contributor because they aren’t doing anything to stop it from happening. All of these groups are different but work together to make this practice widely accepted and common. To label the Americans views on FGM as ethnocentrism isn’t completely accurate‚ but the intervention to discourage this practice
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This premise of cultural relativism shows prefigure of moral relativism. Moral relativism can be generally grouped into three categories; (1) descriptive moral relativism‚ (2) normative moral relativism‚ and (3) meta-ethical moral relativism. Descriptive relativism‚ according to Frankena‚ is the idea ‘that the basic ethical beliefs of different people and societies are different and even conflicting’ [1973:109]. The second form of ethical relativism conceives the idea that ‘what is really right or
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How far has technology improved our lives‚ and is this development good? Ever since the industrial revolution in the end of the 1700s‚ people lives has changed dramatically due to the increasing use of technology. However‚ is the development of more complicated technology only for the better‚ or is it going too far? In these days we are so surrounded by the technology that living in a world without it is almost unthinkable. Technical devices have made our lives easier in so many ways. We have dishwashers
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Paper 1: Moral Theory Cultural Relativism Arguments For: (Freedom of expression (Know one has the right to judge moral practices of other cultures (No universal moral code Arguments Against: (There is no absolute truth (Wrong actions could be right (Cultures don’t have to have any good reasons for their moral views (Truth is whatever you believe “What courts as a decent human being is relative to historical circumstance‚ a matter of transient consensus about
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A10691383 Cultural relativism promotes understanding and acceptance of differences. Throughout history‚ various conflicts could have been lessened or avoided by encouraging cultural relativism. People throughout the world are greatly influenced by the cultural and environment in which they are raised. Moral and ethical standards and behavioral practices vary across cultures. Cultural relativism is an appealing theory; it should be the goal in terms of promoting tolerance and peace. Reaching that
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The key to effective intercultural communication is adopting a position of cultural relativism. Cultural relativism is the belief that each culture is of equal value‚ and none should be superior than the other. Many people in the world are Ethnocentric‚ this means that they believe that they have a better culture than someone else‚ due to what they have seen or heard. Technology plays a huge role towards ethnocentric people‚ as they usually have only seen one side of the culture. Journalists nowadays
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11346155 Ethical Relativism 1/31/13 Is Ethics universal? Is it wrong to steal from someone regardless of what the culture you are in says on the matter? What about funeral customs? Is there a right or wrong way to deal with the bodies of those who have died? Some philosophers believe that there is no universal right or wrong and that the correct way to do things is based on what the morals of individual cultures say. Others‚ such as James Rachels‚ believe that there is a universal code of
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