objectivism‚ cultural relativism‚ subjective relativism and emotivism. Objectivists believe in honesty‚ justice‚ independent thinking as well as self-responsibility. Their moral principles are subjectively true and binding. However‚ there are exceptions. If a person is rationally incapable of recognizing moral principles‚ exceptions are made. Cultural relativism is the view that an action is morally right if one’s culture approves of it. However‚ moral beliefs vary from one county to another. Cultural relativism
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References: About.com. (n.d.). Retrieved December 16‚ 2011‚ from http://classiclit.about.com/od/tokillamockingbird/a/aa_tokill.htm Benedict‚ R. (1934). The Challenge of Cultural Relativism. In Rachels‚ nny (pp. 45 - 63). McGraw - Hill Primis. gotquestions.org. (2002 - 2011). Retrieved December 16‚ 2011‚ from http://www.gotquestions.org/cultural-relativism.html Lee‚ H. (1988). To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Grand Central Publishing.
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Explain using the ethics of cultural relativism the advantages and disadvantages of whistle blowing Cultural relativism is the principle regarding the beliefs‚ values‚ and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself (Chegg.com: 2012). It is the concept that the importance of a particular cultural idea varies from one society or societal subgroup to another and that ethical and moral standards are relative to what a particular society or culture believes to be good or bad‚ right
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tribe”(Miner:1956:503). And that tribe is the Nacirema‚ a foreign and strange people to whom we in the western world could never relate. However‚ if ones look closely at the text and the hints provided‚ it is clear that Horace Miner has tricked us into ethnocentrism‚ all the while describing to us the American culture. In fact the word Nacirema is American spelled backward. The Body Rituals of the Nacirema is in fact a satire on the American culture of the 1950’s. There are hints throughout the article leading
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Cultural societies from around the world have been looked at and studied throughout our history by many different Anthropologists. Anthropology is the study of mankind‚ their societies‚ and the customs they have. Two Anthropologist that I will compare and contrast are Ruth Benedict and Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban. Benedict believes that morality differs in every society around the world. Benedict’s main view in the anthropology world is moral/ethical relativism. Benedict uses this to show how different
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Absolutism- there are absolute truths and‚ especially‚ absolute moral truths to which all human beings must adhere if they are to be moral. Relativism- there are no absolute of any kind‚ but that everything‚ especially morality‚ is relative to specific cultures‚ groups or even individuals. Proposition- A meaningful statement that asserts or claims something about reality and that has the characteristics of being true or false. Truth- applies only to propositions. Describes state of affairs
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colour and religion as a fundamental characteristic of Canadian society and is committed to a policy of multiculturalism designed to preserve and enhance the multicultural heritage of Canadians and equality of opportunity in the economic‚ social‚ cultural and political life of Canada. “Under the Act‚ all federal institutions shall: •ensure that Canadians of all origins have an equal opportunity to obtain employment and advancement in those institutions; •promote policies‚ programs and practices
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Western Industrial nations‚ As Americans we are cultural diversity. Most Western nations are surrounded by many countries with many different languages and cultures.Americans are surrounded by Canada which is more liberal; and Mexico which is more conservative.We can only see cultures between states‚ regions and time zones.Ethnocentrism is believing in the superiority of one’s ethnic group. Even though it sounds like ethnocentrism is bad‚ ethnocentrism has positive and negative qualities. For a minority
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ARE THERE UNIVERSAL MORAL REQUIREMENTS AND IS SOME MORALS UNIVESRALLY KNOWN AS WRONG? CHALLENGES TO RELATIVISM Heidi Derflinger SOC 120 June 13‚ 2011 ARE THERE UNIVERSAL MORAL REQUIREMENTS AND IS SOME MORALS UNIVERSALLY KNOWN AS WRONG? CHALLENGES TO RELATIVISM Imagine you are a philosopher/thinker‚ attending a conference where the following questions arise; Are there universal moral requirements? Are there some morals universally known as wrong? One philosopher‚ Lenn Goodman argues that there
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difficult decision whether to shoot one Indian or let Pedro shoot all of them. What should Jim do? It is not sure what the right course of action is‚ but four different theories could help him decide. These theories are: the Divine Command theory‚ Cultural Relativism‚ Kantianism‚ and Utilitarianism. In this paper‚ I will present these four theories and their suggestions for Jim’s right course of action‚ the faults in these theories‚ and how Utilitarianism is morally correct in this case. Jim can use one
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